Where does “olchena” come from?

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

Ancestry of “olchena”, step by step

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

Words derived from “olchena”

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