Where does “ellanragh” come from?

ellanragh (Manx) comes from Manx ellan, from Old Irish ailén, from Old Irish ail, from Proto-Celtic ɸales-, from Proto-Indo-European pelis- — stone; rock, cliff.

ellanragh (Manx): archipelago

Definitions

  1. archipelago

Ancestry of “ellanragh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxellanisland; isle
2Old Irishailénisland
3Old Irishailthird-person singular present indicative conjunct...
4Proto-Celticɸales-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelis-stone; rock, cliff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelis- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸales- →Every word from Old Irish ail →