Where does “abhlach” come from?

abhlach (Irish) comes from Old Irish ablach, from Old Irish aball, from Proto-Celtic abalnā, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

abhlach (Irish): of apple trees

Definitions

  1. of apple trees

Ancestry of “abhlach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishablachcarcass, corpse, carrion; having apple-trees
2Old Irishaballapple tree
3Proto-Celticabalnāapple tree
4Proto-Celtic*abūlapple
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Celtic *abūl →Every word from Proto-Celtic abalnā →