Where does “slíabdae” come from?

slíabdae (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish Dé, from Proto-Celtic dwīyūss, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

slíabdae (Old Irish): mountainous

Definitions

  1. mountainous

Ancestry of “slíabdae”, step by step

slíabdae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish Dé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishDévocative/genitive singular of Día
2Proto-Celticdwīyūss—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old Irish slíab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishslíabmountain, mountain range; moor
2Proto-Celtic*sleibosslope
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dwīyūss →Every word from Old Irish Dé →
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