Where does “Alba” come from?
Alba (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish Albu, from Proto-Celtic albiyū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
Alba (Scottish Gaelic): Scotland
Ancestry of “Alba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | Albu | Britain, Scotland |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | albiyū | luminous world, upper world, world; high... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |
Words derived from “Alba”