Where does “leas-mhàthair” come from?

leas-mhàthair (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic màthair, from Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

leas-mhàthair (Scottish Gaelic): stepmother

Definitions

  1. stepmother

Ancestry of “leas-mhàthair”, step by step

leas-mhàthair traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic màthair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmàthairmother; dam; cause, source
2Old Irishmáthirmother
3Proto-Celticmātīrmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Scottish Gaelic leas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicleasbenefit, advantage
2Old Irishlessbenefit, profit
3Proto-Celtic*lexstusbenefit, advantage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Celtic mātīr →Every word from Old Irish máthir →