Where does “béalach” come from?

béalach (Irish) comes from Irish béal, from Old Irish bél, from Proto-Celtic wewlos — lip.

béalach (Irish): loquacious, loose-tongued

Definitions

  1. loquacious, loose-tongued

Ancestry of “béalach”, step by step

béalach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish béal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbéalmouth; opening; edge
2Old Irishbéllip; mouth; opening
3Proto-Celticwewloslip

via Old Irish belach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbelachgap, pass, road, path

Words derived from “béalach”

Every word from Proto-Celtic wewlos →Every word from Old Irish bél →Every word from Irish béal →