Where does “urbholgach” come from?

urbholgach (Irish) comes from Irish urbholg, from Old Irish airbolg, from Old Irish bolg, from Proto-Celtic bolgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

urbholgach (Irish): potbellied

Definitions

  1. potbellied

Ancestry of “urbholgach”, step by step

urbholgach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish urbholg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishurbholgpotbelly
2Old Irishairbolg—
3Old Irishbolgbelly, stomach; bag, satchel; bellows
4Proto-Celticbolgossack, bag; stomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Irish ách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrisháchAlternative form of ach
2Old Irishachtbut; provided; inflection of aigid: ##...
3Proto-Celticextosexcept, but
4Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →