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