Where does “snàmh” come from?
snàmh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish snám, from Proto-Celtic *snāmus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.
snàmh (Scottish Gaelic): swim; bathe; float
Ancestry of “snàmh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | snám | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *snāmus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |