Where does “saor-latha” come from?

saor-latha (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic latha, from Old Irish laithe, from Proto-Celtic latyom, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁t- — warm part of the year.

saor-latha (Scottish Gaelic): holiday

Definitions

  1. holiday

Ancestry of “saor-latha”, step by step

saor-latha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic latha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliclathaday
2Old Irishlaitheday, daytime, daylight
3Proto-Celticlatyom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁t-warm part of the year

via Scottish Gaelic saor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsaorfree; cheap; free, rescue, save
2Old Irishsóerfree; freeman; noble
3Proto-Celtic*[[su-]][[wiros]]
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁t-Every word from Proto-Celtic latyomEvery word from Old Irish laithe