Where does “amlaid” come from?
amlaid (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish samlaid, from Old Irish amal, from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Ancestry of “amlaid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | samlaid | third-person singular masculine neuter accusative... |
| 2 | Old Irish | amal | as, like; when, while; For quotations using this... |
| 3 | Old Irish | samail | verbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | samalis | similitude, description |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |