Where does “luath-” come from?

luath- (Irish) comes from Irish luath, from Old Irish lúath, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowto-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

luath- (Irish): proto-; early

Definitions

  1. proto-; early

Ancestry of “luath-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishluathquick, fast; early, soon
2Old Irishlúathswift, fast
3Proto-Celticɸlowto-go, flow, be swift
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “luath-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlowto- →Every word from Old Irish lúath →