Where does “seilbh” come from?
seilbh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish selb, from Proto-Celtic *selwā, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.
seilbh (Scottish Gaelic): property, possession
Ancestry of “seilbh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | selb | property, appurtenance, domain, possessions; a... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *selwā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | selh₁- | to take |