Where does “alchaing” come from?

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

alchaing (Irish): rack

Definitions

  1. rack

Ancestry of “alchaing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishalchaing—
2Old Irishálbrood, litter, clutch
3Old Irishollgreat, vast
4Proto-Celticɸolnosgreat in size
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpolh₁-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸolnos →