Where does “colinn” come from?
colinn (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kolannis, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
colinn (Old Irish): the body; flesh; corpse
Ancestry of “colinn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | kolannis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
Words derived from “colinn”