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Where does “cuilén” come from?

cuilén (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *kolignos.

cuilén (Old Irish): pup, puppy; cub; kitten

Definitions

  1. pup, puppy; cub; kitten

Ancestry of “cuilén”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*kolignos—

Words derived from “cuilén”

  • coileáinín
  • coileán
  • cuilean
  • quallian
Every word from Proto-Celtic *kolignos →