Where does “bráthamlacht” come from?

bráthamlacht (Middle Irish) comes from Middle Irish bráthamail, from Middle Irish -amail, from Old Irish -amail, from Old Irish amail, from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

bráthamlacht (Middle Irish): destructiveness

Definitions

  1. destructiveness

Ancestry of “bráthamlacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbráthamaildestructive
2Middle Irish-amail-like
3Old Irish-amail-like
4Old IrishamailAlternative form of amal; like, as
5Old Irishsamailverbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;...
6Proto-Celticsamalissimilitude, description
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Celtic samalis →Every word from Old Irish samail →