Where does “máinliacht” come from?

máinliacht (Irish) comes from Irish máinlia, from Irish lia, from Middle Irish lía, from Old Irish lië, from Proto-Celtic līwanks, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁w- — stone; loosen, release; to let.

máinliacht (Irish): surgery

Definitions

  1. surgery

Ancestry of “máinliacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmáinliasurgeon
2Irishliastone, pillar-stone; healer, physician; flood,...
3Middle Irishlía—
4Old Irishliëa stone
5Proto-Celticlīwanks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁w-stone; loosen, release; to let

Words derived from “máinliacht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁w- →Every word from Proto-Celtic līwanks →Every word from Old Irish lië →