Where does “uchtbhalla” come from?

uchtbhalla (Irish) comes from Irish ucht, from Old Irish ucht, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

uchtbhalla (Irish): parapet

Definitions

  1. parapet

Ancestry of “uchtbhalla”, step by step

uchtbhalla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ucht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishuchtchest
2Old Irishuchtbreast, bosom; lap; breast, bosom; bosom; lap;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
4Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

via Irish balla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishballawall
2Middle Irish*balla—
Every word from English polyethylene glycol →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peg- →Every word from Old Irish ucht →