Where does “cailech” come from?

cailech (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

cailech (Old Irish): rooster

Definitions

  1. rooster

Ancestry of “cailech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickalyākosrooster
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “cailech”

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