Where does “cúlghabhálach” come from?

cúlghabhálach (Irish) comes from Irish gabhálach, from Irish -ach, from Middle Irish -ach, from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

cúlghabhálach (Irish): retroactive; retrospective

Definitions

  1. retroactive; retrospective

Ancestry of “cúlghabhálach”, step by step

cúlghabhálach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish gabhálach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgabhálachreceptive
2Irish-achForms nouns from other nouns and adjectives with...
3Middle Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
4Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
5Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos
7Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kosEvery word from Irish -achEvery word from Old Irish -ach