Where does “slí” come from?
slí (Irish) comes from Middle Irish slige, from Old Irish slige, from Old Irish sligid, from Celtic *sligeti, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
slí (Irish): way
Ancestry of “slí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Irish | slige | road, way, passage |
| 2 | Old Irish | slige | comb |
| 3 | Old Irish | sligid | to strike down, fell |
| 4 | Celtic | *sligeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |