Where does “glais” come from?
glais (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
glais (Scottish Gaelic): lock; vocative/genitive singular of glas
Definitions
- lock; vocative/genitive singular of glas
Ancestry of “glais”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | glas | green, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | glastos | green, blue |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃stós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
Words derived from “glais”