Where does “úll” come from?
úll (Irish) comes from Old Irish uball, from Old Irish ubull, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.
úll (Irish): apple; ball-and-socket joint; globular object,...
Definitions
- apple; ball-and-socket joint; globular object,...
Ancestry of “úll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | uball | apple |
| 2 | Old Irish | ubull | apple |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *abūl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ébōl | apple |