Where does “tollbhealach” come from?
tollbhealach (Irish) comes from Irish béalach, from Irish -ach, from Middle Irish -ach, from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
tollbhealach (Irish): adit
Definitions
- adit
Ancestry of “tollbhealach”, step by step
tollbhealach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish béalach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | béalach | loquacious, loose-tongued |
| 2 | Irish | -ach | Forms nouns from other nouns and adjectives with... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | -ach | Forms adjectives meaning "related to, having,... |
| 4 | Old Irish | -ach | Forms adjectives meaning "related to, having,... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | -ākos | Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ḱos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |