Where does “slógacallam” come from?
slógacallam (Irish) comes from Irish slóg, from Middle English -ard, from Old French -ard, from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
slógacallam (Irish): Vocative case of collective nouns
Definitions
- Vocative case of collective nouns
Ancestry of “slógacallam”, step by step
slógacallam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish slóg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | slóg | host, crowd |
| 2 | Middle English | -ard | ard |
| 3 | Old French | -ard | pejorative agent noun |
| 4 | Frankish | -hard | hardy, bold |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
via Irish acallam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | acallam | vocative case |