Where does “cúl” come from?

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

cúl (Irish): behind; back; goal

Definitions

  1. behind; back; goal

Ancestry of “cúl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cúl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kūlos →