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
- taste, flavour; accent; spiciness
Ancestry of “blass”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | blas | flavour; savour; taste |
| 2 | Old Irish | mlas | flavour; savour; taste |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | mlastos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mel-s- | — |
Words derived from “blass”