Where does “àl” come from?

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

àl (Scottish Gaelic): brood, offspring, generation, young animal's or bird's

Definitions

  1. brood, offspring, generation, young animal's or bird's

Ancestry of “àl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishálbrood, litter, clutch
2Old Irishollgreat, vast
3Proto-Celticɸolnosgreat in size
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpolh₁-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- →