Where does “talmhaigh” come from?

talmhaigh (Irish) comes from Irish talamh, from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

talmhaigh (Irish): dig in, earth; earth, ground; touch down

Definitions

  1. dig in, earth; earth, ground; touch down

Ancestry of “talmhaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtalamhearth, ground, land
2Old Irishtalamearth, land; land, country; earth
3Proto-Celtictalamūearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥-mon-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon- →Every word from Proto-Celtic talamū →