Where does “sluagh” come from?

sluagh (Irish) comes from Irish slua, from Old Irish slúag, from Old Irish slóg, from Proto-Celtic slougos, from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰo-.

sluagh (Irish): Obsolete form of slua

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of slua

Ancestry of “sluagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsluahost, force, army; crowd, multitude, throng;...
2Old Irishslúag—
3Old Irishslógarmy, host; throng, crowd, company, assembly
4Proto-Celticslougostroop, army
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslowgʰo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic slougos →Every word from Old Irish slóg →