Where does “cúl” come from?

cúl (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cúl (Old Irish): back; rear

Definitions

  1. back; rear

Ancestry of “cúl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickūloscorner
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cúl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kūlos →