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Where does “sealbh” come from?

sealbh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish selb, from Proto-Celtic *selwā, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.

sealbh (Scottish Gaelic): luck, fortune; providence, heaven; property,...

Definitions

  1. luck, fortune; providence, heaven; property,...

Ancestry of “sealbh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishselbproperty, appurtenance, domain, possessions; a...
2Proto-Celtic*selwā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take

Words derived from “sealbh”

  • mì-shealbh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- →