Where does “slua” come from?
slua (Irish) comes from Old Irish slúag, from Old Irish slóg, from Proto-Celtic slougos, from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰo-.
slua (Irish): host, force, army; crowd, multitude, throng;...
Definitions
- host, force, army; crowd, multitude, throng;...
Ancestry of “slua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | slúag | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | slóg | army, host; throng, crowd, company, assembly |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | slougos | troop, army |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | slowgʰo- | — |
Words derived from “slua”