Where does “sliabh” come from?

sliabh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish slíab, from Proto-Celtic *sleibos — slope.

sliabh (Scottish Gaelic): moor, moorland; hill, mountain

Definitions

  1. moor, moorland; hill, mountain

Ancestry of “sliabh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishslíabmountain, mountain range; moor
2Proto-Celtic*sleibosslope
Every word from Proto-Celtic *sleibos →Every word from Old Irish slíab →
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