Where does “caill” come from?

caill (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kallī, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

caill (Old Irish): forest, wood, woodland

Definitions

  1. forest, wood, woodland

Ancestry of “caill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickallīgrove, forest
2Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “caill”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kallī →