Where does “blass” come from?

blass (Manx) comes from Middle Irish blas, from Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic mlastos, from Proto-Indo-European mel-s-.

blass (Manx): taste, flavour; accent; spiciness

Definitions

  1. taste, flavour; accent; spiciness

Ancestry of “blass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishblasflavour; savour; taste
2Old Irishmlasflavour; savour; taste
3Proto-Celticmlastostaste
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-s-—

Words derived from “blass”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel-s- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mlastos →Every word from Old Irish mlas →
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