Where does “telmis” come from?
telmis (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Celtic telksmis, from Proto-Indo-European telksm̥is, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
telmis (Proto-Celtic): sling, snare
Ancestry of “telmis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | telksmis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | telksm̥is | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |