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Where does “slis” come from?

slis (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish slis, from Proto-Celtic stlissus.

slis (Middle Irish): side, wall; slope, side; side, flank

Definitions

  1. side, wall; slope, side; side, flank

Ancestry of “slis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishslisside, wall; slope, side; side, flank
2Proto-Celticstlissus—

Words derived from “slis”

  • slis
  • slisbhuille
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