Where does “eòlas-talmhainn” come from?

eòlas-talmhainn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic talamh, from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

eòlas-talmhainn (Scottish Gaelic): geology

Definitions

  1. geology

Ancestry of “eòlas-talmhainn”, step by step

eòlas-talmhainn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic talamh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelictalamhEarth; earth, soil, ground; land, country,...
2Old Irishtalamearth, land; land, country; earth
3Proto-Celtictalamūearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥-mon-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

via Scottish Gaelic eòlas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceòlasknowledge, comprehension, discernment; science,...
2Old Irisheólasknowledge, information, especially knowledge...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon- →Every word from Proto-Celtic talamū →