Where does “slieau” come from?

slieau (Manx) comes from Old Irish slíab, from Proto-Celtic *sleibos — slope.

slieau (Manx): mountain

Definitions

  1. mountain

Ancestry of “slieau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishslíabmountain, mountain range; moor
2Proto-Celtic*sleibosslope
Every word from Proto-Celtic *sleibos →Every word from Old Irish slíab →