Where does “cuil” come from?

cuil (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cuil (Old Irish): fly; flea, gnat

Definitions

  1. fly; flea, gnat

Ancestry of “cuil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickūloscorner
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cuil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kūlos →