Where does “àmail” come from?

àmail (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mall, from Old Irish mall, from Proto-Celtic malnos, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

àmail (Scottish Gaelic): seasonable, timely, in time; temporal

Definitions

  1. seasonable, timely, in time; temporal

Ancestry of “àmail”, step by step

àmail traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic mall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmallslow; tardy, late; lazy
2Old Irishmallslow; tardy, late
3Proto-Celticmalnosslow, lazy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Scottish Gaelic àm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicàmtime
2Old Irishammpoint of time
3Proto-Celtic*ammen-—

via Scottish Gaelic mill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmilldestroy, spoil, ruin; inflection of meall: ##...
2Old Irishmillidto ruin, to spoil, to destroy

Words derived from “àmail”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →