Where does “sobalach” come from?

sobalach (Irish) comes from Irish ách, from Old Irish acht, from Proto-Celtic extos, from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs — out; from, out of.

sobalach (Irish): frothy, covered with suds

Definitions

  1. frothy, covered with suds

Ancestry of “sobalach”, step by step

sobalach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrisháchAlternative form of ach
2Old Irishachtbut; provided; inflection of aigid: ##...
3Proto-Celticextosexcept, but
4Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of

via Irish sobal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsobalfoam; lather, suds
2Belarusianсобальsable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Celtic extos →Every word from Old Irish acht →