Where does “keyll” come from?

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

keyll (Manx): forest, wood; grove, plantation

Definitions

  1. forest, wood; grove, plantation

Ancestry of “keyll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcaillforest, wood, woodland
2Proto-Celtickallīgrove, forest
3Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “keyll”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kallī →Every word from Old Irish caill →