Where does “sliabhraon” come from?

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

sliabhraon (Irish): mountain range

Definitions

  1. mountain range

Ancestry of “sliabhraon”, step by step

sliabhraon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish sliabh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsliabhmountain; moor; Used in minced oaths
2Old Irishslíabmountain, mountain range; moor
3Proto-Celtic*sleibosslope

via Irish raon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishraonway, path, route; track; range; Alternative form...
Every word from Proto-Celtic *sleibos →Every word from Old Irish slíab →Every word from Irish sliabh →