Where does “gualach” come from?

gualach (Irish) comes from Old Irish gúalach, from Old Irish gúal, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

gualach (Irish): charcoal; coating of soot

Definitions

  1. charcoal; coating of soot

Ancestry of “gualach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgúalach—
2Old Irishgúalcoal, charcoal; charcoal, coal
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Old Irish gúal →