Where does “so-aitheanta” come from?

so-aitheanta (Irish) comes from Irish so-, from Old Irish so-, from Proto-Celtic su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

so-aitheanta (Irish): recognizable; easy to distinguish, to discern

Definitions

  1. recognizable; easy to distinguish, to discern

Ancestry of “so-aitheanta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishso-very; X-able, easy to X
2Old Irishso-good
3Proto-Celticsu-good, well
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Celtic su- →