Where does “aul” come from?

aul (English) comes from Old Breton auel, from Latin ōlla, from Latin aula, from Ancient Greek αὐλά, from Ancient Greek αὐλή, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

aul (English): A village encampment in the Caucasus, Central...

Definitions

  1. A village encampment in the Caucasus, Central...

Ancestry of “aul”, step by step

aul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Breton auel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Bretonauel—
2Latinōllapot, jar
3Latinaulacourt, forecourt of a house; royal court; power...
4Ancient Greekαὐλά—
5Ancient Greekαὐλήopen court, courtyard; quadrangle; hall, chamber
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Russian ау́л

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianау́лaul a type of village in the Caucasus or Central Asia
2Oroqenawulswelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →