Where does “lés” come from?

lés (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *ḷsso-s, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥t-to-.

lés (Old Irish): light, radiance; daylight; illumination

Definitions

  1. light, radiance; daylight; illumination

Ancestry of “lés”, step by step

lés traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic *ḷsso-s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*ḷsso-s—
2Proto-Indo-European*pl̥t-to-—

via Proto-Celtic ɸlenstus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticɸlenstuslight; radiance

Words derived from “lés”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥t-to- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *ḷsso-s →