Where does “alltar” come from?

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

alltar (Irish): the far country; the other world; remote place,...

Definitions

  1. the far country; the other world; remote place,...

Ancestry of “alltar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishalltarthe next world, the hereafter; remote place
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 →