Where does “sliabh” come from?

sliabh (Irish) comes from Old Irish slíab, from Proto-Celtic *sleibos — slope.

sliabh (Irish): mountain; moor; Used in minced oaths

Definitions

  1. mountain; moor; Used in minced oaths

Ancestry of “sliabh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishslíabmountain, mountain range; moor
2Proto-Celtic*sleibosslope

Words derived from “sliabh”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *sleibos →Every word from Old Irish slíab →