Where does “cruabhéalach” come from?

cruabhéalach (Irish) comes from Irish crua, from Middle Irish crúaide, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

cruabhéalach (Irish): hard-mouthed of horse

Definitions

  1. hard-mouthed of horse

Ancestry of “cruabhéalach”, step by step

cruabhéalach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish crua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcruahard, firm; difficult; severe
2Middle Irishcrúaide—
3Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
4Old Irishlánfull
5Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Irish béal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbéalmouth; opening; edge
2Old Irishbéllip; mouth; opening
3Proto-Celticwewloslip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Old Irish -e →