Where does “il” come from?

il (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *ɸelus, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁u- — many.

il (Old Irish): much, many

Definitions

  1. much, many

Ancestry of “il”, step by step

il traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic *ɸelus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*ɸelusmuch, many
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁u-many

via Proto-Indo-European pelh₁-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁-to fill

Words derived from “il”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁u- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *ɸelus →