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

Definitions

  1. shell, seashell; shell

Ancestry of “sliogán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle IrishslicénDiminutive of slice
2Old Irishsliceshell
3Proto-Celtic*sligetito strike
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “sliogán”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *sligeti →Every word from Old Irish slice →