Where does “oll” come from?
oll (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic ɸolnos, from Proto-Indo-European polh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- — to fill.
oll (Old Irish): great, vast
Ancestry of “oll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | ɸolnos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | polh₁- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₁- | to fill |