Where does “aolchneas” come from?

aolchneas (Irish) comes from Irish cneas, from Old Irish cnes, from Proto-Celtic *knissos — skin.

aolchneas (Irish): fair skin

Definitions

  1. fair skin

Ancestry of “aolchneas”, step by step

aolchneas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish cneas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcneasskin, bark, rind; body, waist
2Old Irishcnesskin, surface; body, flesh
3Proto-Celtic*knissosskin

via Irish aol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaollime; whitewash; lime, whitewash
2Old Irisháellime, chalk
Every word from Proto-Celtic *knissos →Every word from Old Irish cnes →Every word from Irish cneas →