Where does “gualda” come from?
gualda (Irish) comes from Irish gual, from Middle Irish gúal, from Celtic *goulos.
gualda (Irish): coal black, charred
Ancestry of “gualda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | gual | coal |
| 2 | Middle Irish | gúal | charcoal, coal |
| 3 | Celtic | *goulos | — |