Where does “Albainis” come from?

Albainis (Irish) comes from Irish Albáin, from Irish Alba, from Old Irish Albu, from Proto-Celtic albiyū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

Albainis (Irish): the Scots language

Definitions

  1. the Scots language

Ancestry of “Albainis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishAlbáinAlbania
2IrishAlba—
3Old IrishAlbuBritain, Scotland
4Proto-Celticalbiyūluminous world, upper world, world; high...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Celtic albiyū →Every word from Old Irish Albu →
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