Words for floor, ground and related things in Celtic languages.
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
| Proto-Celtic | *ɸlārom = floor |
|---|---|
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | lár = surface, middle airlár = floor |
| Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) | lár = surface, middle, interior airlár, erlar, irlár, urlar = level surface, floor |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | lár [l̪ˠɑːɾˠ / l̪ˠæːɾˠ] = ground, floor, middle, centre láraigh = to centralize lárnach = central, medial, innermost lárú = centralization urlár = floor, level surface, bottom surface |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | làr [l̪ˠaːɾ] = floor, ground, storey, middle, centre làr-dannsa = dance floor làr-ionad = hub ùrlar = floor(ing), motif, theme, ground movement, groundwork |
| Manx (Gaelg) | laare = flat, level, set, sill, centre, bottom, deck, floor, storey, flatness laaraghey = centralization, to centralize, to floor, to lay (a floor) laareagh = floored, flooring laarit = floored laare hallooin = ground floor laare skyrraghtyn = skating rink brat laare = carpet |
| Proto-Brythonic | *lọr [ˈlɔːr] = floor |
| Old Welsh | laur = floor |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | llaur, llawr = floor |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | llawr [ɬau̯r] = floor, deck, gallery, stage, platform, cellar, basement, ground, bottom (of sea) llawr isaf = ground floor llawr llofft = upstairs floor llawr uchaf = top floor, top storey llawr sglefrio = skating rink |
| Old Cornish | lor = floor |
| Middle Cornish (Cernewec) | leur, luer, lêr = floor, pavement, ground floor, ground, earth |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | leur = floor, ground, storey leur a-woles = ground floor leurlen = carpet leuredh = area |
| Old Breton | lor = floor |
| Middle Breton (Brezonec) | leur = area, location, floor, ground leuzr carr = plateau, cart bed |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | leur [løːr] = floor, ground, area leurenn = stage leurennañ = to stage, set the scene leurenner = director |
Etymology: from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂ros (to be flat, from *pleh₂- (flat) [source]. Words from the same Proto-Celtic root possibly include leira (field) in Galician, leira (furrow) in Portuguese, llera (a pebbly or stony area) in Spanish [source].
Words from the same PIE roots include floor, palm, piano, plain, plan, plane and possibly pleasure in English, piazza in Italian, and плоский (ploskij – flat, plane, land, trivial, tame) in Russian [source].
Sources: Wiktionary, Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic, In Dúil Bélrai English – Old Irish glossary, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, Teanglann.ie, Am Faclair Beag, An etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language, Fockleyreen: Manx – English Dictionary, Online Manx Dictionary, Gaelg Corpus, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Lexicon cornu-britannicum : a dictionary of the ancient Celtic language of Cornwall, Gerlyver Kernewek, Devri : Le dictionaire diachronique du breton, Geriafurch, TermOfis