Where does “slúagh” come from?

slúagh (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish slóg, from Proto-Celtic slougos, from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰo-.

slúagh (Middle Irish): army, host; throng, crowd, company, assembly

Definitions

  1. army, host; throng, crowd, company, assembly

Ancestry of “slúagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishslógarmy, host; throng, crowd, company, assembly
2Proto-Celticslougostroop, army
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslowgʰo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic slougos →Every word from Old Irish slóg →