Where does “coilltigh” come from?

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

coilltigh (Irish): forest, afforest

Definitions

  1. forest, afforest

Ancestry of “coilltigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcoillwood, forest; vocative/genitive singular of coll
2Old Irishcoilliddamages, violates; destroys; destroys
3Old Irishcollhazel; destruction, injury, violation
4Proto-Celtickosloshazel
5Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselos →Every word from Proto-Celtic koslos →Every word from Old Irish coll →