Where does “eireaball” come from?

eireaball (Irish) comes from Old Irish erball, from Proto-Celtic ballos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

eireaball (Irish): tail; end; tail, stem

Definitions

  1. tail; end; tail, stem

Ancestry of “eireaball”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisherball—
2Proto-Celticballosmember, penis
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “eireaball”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ballos →