Where does “damán allaid” come from?

damán allaid (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish allaid, from Old Irish ál, from Old Irish oll, from Proto-Celtic ɸolnos, from Proto-Indo-European polh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- — to fill.

damán allaid (Old Irish): spider

Definitions

  1. spider

Ancestry of “damán allaid”, step by step

damán allaid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish allaid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishallaidwild, undomesticated; wild animal
2Old Irishálbrood, litter, clutch
3Old Irishollgreat, vast
4Proto-Celticɸolnosgreat in size
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpolh₁-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁-to fill

via Old Irish damán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdamáncalf, fawn
2Old Irishdamox; stag; hero, champion
3Proto-Celticdāmā—
4Proto-Celticdāmossomeone in one's retinue
5Proto-Indo-Europeandm̥h₂-ó-bull
6Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

Words derived from “damán allaid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸolnos →