Where does “ard-chuishlin” come from?

ard-chuishlin (Manx) comes from Manx cuishlin, from Middle Irish cuisle, from Old Irish cusle.

ard-chuishlin (Manx): lode, ore body

Definitions

  1. lode, ore body

Ancestry of “ard-chuishlin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxcuishlinvein
2Middle Irishcuislepipe, tube
3Old Irishcusle—
Every word from Old Irish cusle →Every word from Middle Irish cuisle →Every word from Manx cuishlin →