Where does “ildatu” come from?

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

ildatu (Old Irish): plurality, multiplicity

Definitions

  1. plurality, multiplicity

Ancestry of “ildatu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishildaemanifold, plural
2Old Irishilmuch, many
3Proto-Celtic*ɸelusmuch, many
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁u-many
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁u- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *ɸelus →Every word from Old Irish il →