Where does “ballnasc” come from?

ballnasc (Irish) comes from Irish ball, from Old Irish ball, from Proto-Celtic ballos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

ballnasc (Irish): ligament

Definitions

  1. ligament

Ancestry of “ballnasc”, step by step

ballnasc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ball

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishballorgan; component part; member
2Old Irishballa body part; member of a group; part, portion
3Proto-Celticballosmember, penis
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Irish nasc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishnasctie, bind; link, chain, tether, connect; connect;...
2Old Irishnascfastening, tie, spancel, ring; legal term, bond,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Celtic ballos