Where does “leam” come from?

leam (Yola) comes from Irish léim, from Old Irish léimm, from Proto-Celtic lanxsman, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

leam (Yola): jump

Definitions

  1. jump

Ancestry of “leam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishléimverbal noun of léim; jump; chasm, promontory
2Old Irishléimmverbal noun of lingid; jump; leap
3Proto-Celticlanxsmanjump
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic lanxsman →Every word from Old Irish léimm →