Where does “il” come from?
il (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *ɸelus, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁u- — many.
il (Old Irish): much, many
Ancestry of “il”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | *ɸelus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₁u- | many |