Where does “baile” come from?

baile (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish baile, from Proto-Celtic balio-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

baile (Scottish Gaelic): village, town, city

Definitions

  1. village, town, city

Ancestry of “baile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbaileplace, homestead, town, city; vision;...
2Proto-Celticbalio-s—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “baile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic balio-s →Every word from Old Irish baile →