Where does “sláinte” come from?

sláinte (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish slán, from Proto-Celtic *slānos, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

sláinte (Old Irish): health; salvation; exemption, freedom from...

Definitions

  1. health; salvation; exemption, freedom from...

Ancestry of “sláinte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishslánhealthy, sound; safe; whole
2Proto-Celtic*slānoswhole
3Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Words derived from “sláinte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *slānos →Every word from Old Irish slán →