Where does “fo-shlighe” come from?

fo-shlighe (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic slighe, from Middle Irish slige, from Old Irish slige, from Old Irish sligid, from Celtic *sligeti, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

fo-shlighe (Scottish Gaelic): subway, pedestrian underpass

Definitions

  1. subway, pedestrian underpass

Ancestry of “fo-shlighe”, step by step

fo-shlighe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic slighe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicslighepath, trail, track, route, way, journey, road
2Middle Irishsligeroad, way, passage
3Old Irishsligecomb
4Old Irishsligidto strike down, fell
5Celtic*sligeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

via Scottish Gaelic fo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfounder, below, beneath; under the influence of
2Old Irishfounder, beneath; towards; through, throughout
3Proto-Celticuɸounder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Celtic *sligeti →Every word from Old Irish sligid →