Where does “seillean-mil” come from?

seillean-mil (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mil, from Old Irish míl, from Proto-Celtic meli, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

seillean-mil (Scottish Gaelic): honey bee

Definitions

  1. honey bee

Ancestry of “seillean-mil”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic mil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmilhoney
2Old Irishmílanimal; louse
3Proto-Celticmelihoney
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

via Scottish Gaelic seillean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicseilleanbee, heath or field-bee; teasing request or...
2Middle Irishteillennswarm of bees
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Proto-Celtic meli →Every word from Old Irish míl →