Where does “eileacht” come from?

eileacht (Irish) comes from Irish eile, from Old Irish aile, from Proto-Celtic alyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

eileacht (Irish): otherness, alterity

Definitions

  1. otherness, alterity

Ancestry of “eileacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheileother, another; next, more, else; else;...
2Old Irishaileother, second, one; another, the other, others;...
3Proto-Celticalyosother, second
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Celtic alyos →