Where does “súil-lia” come from?

súil-lia (Irish) comes 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.

súil-lia (Irish): oculist

Definitions

  1. oculist

Ancestry of “súil-lia”, step by step

súil-lia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish lia

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

via Irish súil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsúileye
2Old Irishsúileye; hope, expectation
3Primitive Irishsūli
4Proto-Celticsūlesuns
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁w-Every word from Proto-Celtic līwanksEvery word from Old Irish lië
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