Where does “solas mòr” come from?

solas mòr (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic solas, from Old Irish solus, from Old Irish so, from Proto-Celtic so, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

solas mòr (Scottish Gaelic): headlight; spotlight

Definitions

  1. headlight; spotlight

Ancestry of “solas mòr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsolaslight
2Old Irishsolusbright, clear
3Old Irishsothis
4Proto-Celticsothis
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Celtic so →Every word from Old Irish so →