Where does “kilheg” come from?

kilheg (Middle Breton) comes from Old Breton kelihuc, from Proto-Brythonic kėljọg, from Proto-Celtic kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Ancestry of “kilheg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Bretonkelihuc—
2Proto-Brythonickėljọgrooster
3Proto-Celtickalyākosrooster
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “kilheg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kalyākos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic kėljọg →