Where does “seillean-meala” come from?

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

seillean-meala (Scottish Gaelic): honey bee (Genus Apis, or specifically Apis mellifera)

Definitions

  1. honey bee (Genus Apis, or specifically Apis mellifera)

Ancestry of “seillean-meala”, step by step

seillean-meala 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 meala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmeala—
Every word from Middle Irish teillenn →Every word from Scottish Gaelic seillean →