Where does “lí” come from?

lí (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic līwos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.

lí (Old Irish): beauty, luster, brilliance, glory; brightness,...

Definitions

  1. beauty, luster, brilliance, glory; brightness,...

Ancestry of “lí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlīwoscolour; stone
2Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish

Words derived from “lí”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- →Every word from Proto-Celtic līwos →