Where does “ciúil” come from?

ciúil (Old Irish) comes from Old Norse kjóll, from Proto-Germanic keulaz, from Proto-Indo-European gawl- — ball, swelling.

Ancestry of “ciúil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekjóllship
2Proto-Germanickeulazship
3Proto-Indo-Europeangawl-ball, swelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gawl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keulaz →Every word from Old Norse kjóll →