Where does “ballraíocht” come from?

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

ballraíocht (Irish): membership; composition

Definitions

  1. membership; composition

Ancestry of “ballraíocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishballramembers, membership
2Irishballorgan; component part; member
3Old Irishballa body part; member of a group; part, portion
4Proto-Celticballosmember, penis
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ballos →