Where does “cúilín” come from?

cúilín (Irish) comes from Irish cúl, from Old Irish cúl, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cúilín (Irish): Diminutive of cúil; little nook; Diminutive of...

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of cúil; little nook; Diminutive of...

Ancestry of “cúilín”, step by step

cúilín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish cúl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcúlbehind; back; goal
2Old Irishcúlback; rear
3Proto-Celtickūloscorner
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Irish cúil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcúilcorner, nook; heap, store; genitive singular of...
2Old Irishcuilfly; flea, gnat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kūlos →