Where does “cú allaid” come from?

cú allaid (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish allaid, from Old Irish ál, from Old Irish oll, from Proto-Celtic ɸolnos, from Proto-Indo-European polh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- — to fill.

cú allaid (Old Irish): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “cú allaid”, step by step

cú allaid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish allaid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishallaidwild, undomesticated; wild animal
2Old Irishálbrood, litter, clutch
3Old Irishollgreat, vast
4Proto-Celticɸolnosgreat in size
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpolh₁-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁-to fill

via Old Irish cú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcúdog, hound; wolf
2Primitive Irishᚉᚒᚅᚐhound, wolf
3Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸolnos →
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