Where does “béalráiteach” come from?

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

béalráiteach (Irish): talkative; prating

Definitions

  1. talkative; prating

Ancestry of “béalráiteach”, step by step

béalráiteach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish béal

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

via Irish ráite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishráitepast participle of abair; inflection of rá: ##...
Every word from Proto-Celtic wewlos →Every word from Old Irish bél →Every word from Irish béal →