Where does “slinn” come from?

slinn (Irish) comes from Old Irish slind, from Proto-Indo-European splind-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)plei- — to split, splice; to divide, split, splice.

slinn (Irish): slate; shingle

Definitions

  1. slate; shingle

Ancestry of “slinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishslind—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansplind-to split, cleave; split
3Proto-Indo-European(s)plei-to split, splice; to divide, split, splice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)plei- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European splind- →Every word from Old Irish slind →