Where does “cúlriascach” come from?

cúlriascach (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.

cúlriascach (Irish): lonely, desolate, remote, inaccessible of a place

Definitions

  1. lonely, desolate, remote, inaccessible of a place

Ancestry of “cúlriascach”, step by step

cúlriascach 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 riasc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishriascmarsh, fen, moor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kūlos →