Where does “sliosbhóthar” come from?

sliosbhóthar (Irish) comes from Irish slios, from Middle Irish slis, from Old Irish slis, from Proto-Celtic stlissus — side.

sliosbhóthar (Irish): slip road

Definitions

  1. slip road

Ancestry of “sliosbhóthar”, step by step

sliosbhóthar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish slios

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsliosside; inclination, slope; bent
2Middle Irishslisside, wall; slope, side; side, flank
3Old Irishslisside, wall; slope, side; side, flank
4Proto-Celticstlissusside

via Irish bóthar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbótharroad; way, manner; stream
2Middle Irishbóthar—
3Proto-Celtic*bowitromcowpath
Every word from Proto-Celtic stlissus →Every word from Old Irish slis →Every word from Middle Irish slis →