Where does “réaltra” come from?

réaltra (Irish) comes from Irish réalta, from Middle Irish rétlu, from Old Irish rétglu, from Proto-Celtic *glāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- — to shine, glow.

réaltra (Irish): galaxy

Definitions

  1. galaxy

Ancestry of “réaltra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishréaltastar; plural of réalt; past participle of réal
2Middle Irishrétlustar
3Old Irishrétglustar
4Proto-Celtic*glāwosglowing thing
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *glāwos →Every word from Old Irish rétglu →