Where does “fo-thalamh” come from?

fo-thalamh (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.

fo-thalamh (Scottish Gaelic): underground; substrate

Definitions

  1. underground; substrate

Ancestry of “fo-thalamh”, step by step

fo-thalamh 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 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 tel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon- →Every word from Proto-Celtic talamū →