Where does “lios” come from?

lios (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish lés, from Proto-Celtic *ḷsso-s, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥t-to-.

lios (Scottish Gaelic): garden; longing in pregnancy; dispute, debate,...

Definitions

  1. garden; longing in pregnancy; dispute, debate,...

Ancestry of “lios”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishléslight, radiance; daylight; illumination
2Proto-Celtic*ḷsso-s—
3Proto-Indo-European*pl̥t-to-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥t-to- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *ḷsso-s →Every word from Old Irish lés →