Where does “tellach” come from?

tellach (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish tenlach, from Old Irish teine, from Proto-Celtic teɸnets, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

tellach (Middle Irish): hearth, fireplace

Definitions

  1. hearth, fireplace

Ancestry of “tellach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtenlachhearth, fireplace
2Old Irishteinefire
3Proto-Celticteɸnetsfire
4Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic teɸnets →Every word from Old Irish teine →