Where does “ath-bhlas” come from?

ath-bhlas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic blas, from Middle Irish blas, from Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic mlastos, from Proto-Indo-European mel-s-.

ath-bhlas (Scottish Gaelic): aftertaste

Definitions

  1. aftertaste

Ancestry of “ath-bhlas”, step by step

ath-bhlas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic blas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicblastaste, flavour; accent
2Middle Irishblasflavour; savour; taste
3Old Irishmlasflavour; savour; taste
4Proto-Celticmlastostaste
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-s-—

via Scottish Gaelic ath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicathnext
2Old Irisháthford; open space or hollow between two objects
3Proto-Celticyātusford
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel-s- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mlastos →Every word from Old Irish mlas →