Where does “lagg-hooillagh” come from?

lagg-hooillagh (Manx) comes from Manx sooill, from Old Irish súil, from Primitive Irish sūli, from Proto-Celtic sūle, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

lagg-hooillagh (Manx): hollow-eyed

Definitions

  1. hollow-eyed

Ancestry of “lagg-hooillagh”, step by step

lagg-hooillagh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manx sooill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxsooilleye
2Old Irishsúileye; hope, expectation
3Primitive Irishsūli—
4Proto-Celticsūlesuns
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Manx lagg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxlagghollow
2Proto-Celticluggo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic sūle →Every word from Primitive Irish sūli →