Where does “sliogán” come from?
sliogán (Irish) comes from Middle Irish slicén, from Old Irish slice, from Proto-Celtic *sligeti, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
sliogán (Irish): shell, seashell; shell
Ancestry of “sliogán”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | slicén | Diminutive of slice |
| 2 | Old Irish | slice | shell |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *sligeti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |
Words derived from “sliogán”