Words for plants & herbs in Celtic languages:
Proto-Celtic | *lussus = medicinal herb, vegetable |
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Old Irish (Goídelc) | lus [l͈us] = plant, herb, vegetable, leek |
Irish (Gaeilge) | lus [l̪ˠʊsˠ / l̪ˠɤsˠ] = plant, herb |
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | lus [l̪ˠus] = plant, vegetable, herb, weed, flower |
Manx (Gaelg) | lus = leek, vervain, herb, plant |
Welsh (Cymraeg) | llys(iau) [ɬɨːs / ɬiːs] = vegetable, herb (medicinal / aromatic), pot herb, spice, dried fruit, plant, vegetation, flower, hay, grass, weed, parsnip |
Cornish (Kernewek) | les = plant |
Breton (Brezhoneg) | louzaouen = grass, herb, weed, plant |
Etymology: from the Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)lewbʰ- (leaf) [source].
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, teanglann.ie, On-Line Manx Dictionary, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Dictionnaire Favereau