Where does “laithe” come from?
laithe (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic latyom, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁t- — warm part of the year.
Ancestry of “laithe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | latyom | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁t- | warm part of the year |