Where does “capall” come from?

capall (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Brythonic kėfɨl, from Proto-Celtic kappilos — horse.

capall (Old Irish): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “capall”, step by step

capall traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Brythonic kėfɨl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonickėfɨlhorse
2Proto-Celtickappiloshorse

via Proto-Celtic kaballos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

via Proto-Celtic kapallos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickapallos

Words derived from “capall

Every word from Proto-Celtic kappilosEvery word from Proto-Brythonic kėfɨl