Where does “giallee” come from?

giallee (Manx) comes from Manx gial, from Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic gelos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

giallee (Manx): bleach; full; genitive singular of giallaghey

Definitions

  1. bleach; full; genitive singular of giallaghey

Ancestry of “giallee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxgialbright; clear; white
2Old Irishgelbright; clear; white
3Proto-Celticgelosshining, white
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gelos →Every word from Old Irish gel →