Where does “call” come from?
call (Irish) comes from Irish coll, from Old Irish coll, from Proto-Celtic koslos, from Proto-Indo-European koselos — hazel.
call (Irish): call, need; claim, right; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- call, need; claim, right; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “call”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | coll | hazel |
| 2 | Old Irish | coll | hazel; destruction, injury, violation |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | koslos | hazel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | koselos | hazel |