Where does “ioma-shlighe” come from?

ioma-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...

ioma-shlighe (Scottish Gaelic): labyrinth, maze

Definitions

  1. labyrinth, maze

Ancestry of “ioma-shlighe”, step by step

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Celtic *sligeti →Every word from Old Irish sligid →