Where does “sleamhainn” come from?
sleamhainn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish slemon, from Proto-Celtic *slimnos, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.
sleamhainn (Scottish Gaelic): slippery
Ancestry of “sleamhainn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | slemon | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *slimnos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sley- | smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear |