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Where does “slíghbhín” come from?
slíghbhín (Irish) comes from Irish sliabh, from Old Irish slíab, from Proto-Celtic *sleibos — slope.
Ancestry of “slíghbhín”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Irish
sliabh
mountain; moor; Used in minced oaths
2
Old Irish
slíab
mountain, mountain range; moor
3
Proto-Celtic
*sleibos
slope
Words derived from “slíghbhín”
sleiveen
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