Where does “alla” come from?

alla (Irish) comes from Old Irish allguth, from Old Irish guth, from Proto-Celtic gutus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰuHtus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- — to call on, invoke.

alla (Irish): shout; Alternative form of allta

Definitions

  1. shout; Alternative form of allta

Ancestry of “alla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishallguthgreat noise, shout
2Old Irishguthvoice, sound
3Proto-Celticgutusvoice
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰuHtus—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰewH-to call on, invoke

Words derived from “alla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰuHtus →Every word from Proto-Celtic gutus →