Where does “bun-cheyll” come from?

bun-cheyll (Manx) comes from Manx keyll, from Old Irish caill, from Proto-Celtic kallī, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

bun-cheyll (Manx): primeval forest, old-growth forest

Definitions

  1. primeval forest, old-growth forest

Ancestry of “bun-cheyll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxkeyllforest, wood; grove, plantation
2Old Irishcaillforest, wood, woodland
3Proto-Celtickallīgrove, forest
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kallī →Every word from Old Irish caill →