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
Ancestry of “sluagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | slua | host, force, army; crowd, multitude, throng;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | slúag | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | slóg | army, host; throng, crowd, company, assembly |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | slougos | troop, army |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | slowgʰo- | — |