Where does “shlig” come from?

shlig (Manx) comes from Old Irish slice, from Proto-Celtic *sligeti, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

shlig (Manx): shell

Definitions

  1. shell

Ancestry of “shlig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsliceshell
2Proto-Celtic*sligetito strike
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *sligeti →Every word from Old Irish slice →