Where does “soiléir” come from?

soiléir (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish so-, from Proto-Celtic su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

soiléir (Old Irish): clear, visible; clear, obvious, intelligible;...

Definitions

  1. clear, visible; clear, obvious, intelligible;...

Ancestry of “soiléir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishso-good
2Proto-Celticsu-good, well
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “soiléir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Celtic su- →