Where does “ollúnacht” come from?
ollúnacht (Irish) comes from Irish ollamh, from Old Irish ollam, from Old Irish oll, from Proto-Celtic ɸolnos, from Proto-Indo-European polh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- — to fill.
ollúnacht (Irish): professorship, chair
Ancestry of “ollúnacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | ollamh | master-poet, ollave; master, expert, learned man;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | ollam | A master in a particular trade or skill; A... |
| 3 | Old Irish | oll | great, vast |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ɸolnos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | polh₁- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₁- | to fill |