Where does “kellagh” come from?

kellagh (Manx) comes from Old Irish cailech, from Proto-Celtic kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

kellagh (Manx): rooster; male

Definitions

  1. rooster; male

Ancestry of “kellagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcailechrooster
2Proto-Celtickalyākosrooster
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kalyākos →Every word from Old Irish cailech →