Where does “subháilceach” come from?
subháilceach (Irish) comes from Irish subháilce, from Irish subha, from Old Irish subae, from Proto-Celtic *subwiyom, from Proto-Celtic su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.
subháilceach (Irish): Obsolete form of suáilceach
Definitions
- Obsolete form of suáilceach
Ancestry of “subháilceach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | subháilce | Obsolete spelling of suáilce |
| 2 | Irish | subha | gladness, joy; nominative/vocative/dative plural... |
| 3 | Old Irish | subae | joy, pleasure, happiness, merriment |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *subwiyom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | su- | good, well |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |