Where does “talamh bàn” come from?

talamh bàn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic talamh, from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

talamh bàn (Scottish Gaelic): fallow ground

Definitions

  1. fallow ground

Ancestry of “talamh bàn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelictalamhEarth; earth, soil, ground; land, country,...
2Old Irishtalamearth, land; land, country; earth
3Proto-Celtictalamūearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥-mon-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon- →Every word from Proto-Celtic talamū →