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Where does “slige” come from?

slige (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish slice, from Proto-Celtic *sligeti, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

slige (Scottish Gaelic): shell; hull; bomb

Definitions

  1. shell; hull; bomb

Ancestry of “slige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsliceshell
2Proto-Celtic*sligeti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “slige”

  • bradan-sligeach
  • sligeach
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