Where does “Albin” come from?

Albin (Manx) comes from Old Irish Albain, from Old Irish Albu, from Proto-Celtic albiyū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

Albin (Manx): Scotland

Definitions

  1. Scotland

Ancestry of “Albin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishAlbain—
2Old IrishAlbuBritain, Scotland
3Proto-Celticalbiyūluminous world, upper world, world; high...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Celtic albiyū →Every word from Old Irish Albu →