Where does “caill” come from?

caill (Irish) comes from Old Irish coillid, from Old Irish coll, from Proto-Celtic koslos, from Proto-Indo-European koselos — hazel.

caill (Irish): lose; die; vocative/genitive singular of call

Definitions

  1. lose; die; vocative/genitive singular of call

Ancestry of “caill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcoilliddamages, violates; destroys; destroys
2Old Irishcollhazel; destruction, injury, violation
3Proto-Celtickosloshazel
4Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel

Words derived from “caill”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselos →Every word from Proto-Celtic koslos →Every word from Old Irish coll →