Where does “snechtamhla” come from?

snechtamhla (Irish) comes from Irish snechtamail, from Old Irish snechtae, from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs — snow.

snechtamhla (Irish): snowiness

Definitions

  1. snowiness

Ancestry of “snechtamhla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishsnechtamailObsolete spelling of sneachtúil; snowy
2Old Irishsnechtaesnow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰsEvery word from Old Irish snechtaeEvery word from Irish snechtamail