Where does “ath-lìon” come from?

ath-lìon (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic lìon, from Old Irish lín, from Proto-Celtic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European leyH- — flow, flood; to bend; to flow.

ath-lìon (Scottish Gaelic): refill

Definitions

  1. refill

Ancestry of “ath-lìon”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic lìon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliclìonnet, web; lint, flax; fill
2Old Irishlínfull number, complement; number sufficient to...
3Proto-Celticlīnomflax; flow; flood
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanleyH-flow, flood; to bend; to flow

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 leyH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic līnom →Every word from Old Irish lín →