Where does “coileán” come from?

coileán (Irish) comes from Old Irish cuilén, from Proto-Celtic *kolignos — puppy.

coileán (Irish): pup, cub, whelp; youth, scion; trickster

Definitions

  1. pup, cub, whelp; youth, scion; trickster

Ancestry of “coileán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcuilénpup, puppy; cub; kitten
2Proto-Celtic*kolignospuppy

Words derived from “coileán”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *kolignos →Every word from Old Irish cuilén →