Where does “blasta” come from?

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

blasta (Middle Irish): tasty; appetizing; sweet

Definitions

  1. tasty; appetizing; sweet

Ancestry of “blasta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blasta”

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