Where does “leabaidh” come from?
leabaidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish lepaid, from Old Irish leth, from Proto-Celtic letos, from Old Czech léto, from Proto-Slavic lěto, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm.
leabaidh (Scottish Gaelic): bed; couch; channel
Ancestry of “leabaidh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | lepaid | harborage, protection; harborer; bed |
| 2 | Old Irish | leth | half; direction; side |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | letos | side |
| 4 | Old Czech | léto | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | lěto | summer; year |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁tóm | — |