Where does “mattal” come from?

mattal (Middle Irish) comes from Old Norse mǫttull, from Late Latin mantum, from Latin mantellum, from Latin mantum, from Gaulish mantos, from Proto-Celtic mantos, from Proto-Indo-European menH- — tread, press together; crumble.

Ancestry of “mattal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemǫttull—
2Late Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
3Latinmantellumcovering, cloak
4Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
5Gaulishmantos—
6Proto-Celticmantos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mantos →Every word from Gaulish mantos →