Where does “liogh” come from?

liogh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish líag, from Proto-Celtic *leigā, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

liogh (Scottish Gaelic): blade (of an oar, helicopter, etc.), vane (of a mill)

Definitions

  1. blade (of an oar, helicopter, etc.), vane (of a mill)

Ancestry of “liogh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlíagspoon, ladle
2Proto-Celtic*leigāspoon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *leigā →Every word from Old Irish líag →