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Where does “àrd-ollamh” come from?

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

àrd-ollamh (Scottish Gaelic): professor; 2010, Gillian Munro & Iain Mac an...

Definitions

  1. professor; 2010, Gillian Munro & Iain Mac an...

Ancestry of “àrd-ollamh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicollamhdoctor
2Old IrishollamA master in a particular trade or skill; A...
3Old Irishollgreat, vast
4Proto-Celticɸolnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpolh₁-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- →