Where does “seillean-achaidh” come from?

seillean-achaidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic seillean, from Middle Irish teillenn — swarm of bees.

seillean-achaidh (Scottish Gaelic): field bee

Definitions

  1. field bee

Ancestry of “seillean-achaidh”, step by step

seillean-achaidh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic seillean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicseilleanbee, heath or field-bee; teasing request or...
2Middle Irishteillennswarm of bees

via Scottish Gaelic achaidh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicachaidhof field
Every word from Middle Irish teillenn →Every word from Scottish Gaelic seillean →