Where does “sluagh” come from?
sluagh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish slúag, from Old Irish slóg, from Proto-Celtic slougos, from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰo-.
sluagh (Scottish Gaelic): community, crowd, folk; people, populace,...
Definitions
- community, crowd, folk; people, populace,...
Ancestry of “sluagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | slúag | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | slóg | army, host; throng, crowd, company, assembly |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | slougos | troop, army |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | slowgʰo- | — |
Words derived from “sluagh”