Where does “samhail” come from?

samhail (Irish) comes from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

samhail (Irish): likeness, image; model, mock-up; effigy

Definitions

  1. likeness, image; model, mock-up; effigy

Ancestry of “samhail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsamailverbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;...
2Proto-Celticsamalissimilitude, description
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “samhail”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Celtic samalis →Every word from Old Irish samail →