Where does “ál” come from?

ál (Irish) comes from Old Irish ál, from Old Irish oll, from Proto-Celtic ɸolnos, from Proto-Indo-European polh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- — to fill.

ál (Irish): litter; brood

Definitions

  1. litter; brood

Ancestry of “ál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishálbrood, litter, clutch
2Old Irishollgreat, vast
3Proto-Celticɸolnosgreat in size
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpolh₁-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸolnos →