Where does “Avalon” come from?

Avalon (Portuguese) comes from Latin Avallōnia, from Proto-Brythonic aβaln, from Proto-Celtic abalnā, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

Avalon (Portuguese): Avalon

Definitions

  1. Avalon

Ancestry of “Avalon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAvallōnia—
2Proto-Brythonicaβalnapple tree
3Proto-Celticabalnāapple tree
4Proto-Celtic*abūlapple
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Celtic *abūl →Every word from Proto-Celtic abalnā →