Where does “baile-beag” come from?

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

baile-beag (Scottish Gaelic): village

Definitions

  1. village

Ancestry of “baile-beag”, step by step

baile-beag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic baile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbailevillage, town, city
2Old Irishbaileplace, homestead, town, city; vision;...
3Proto-Celticbalio-s—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Scottish Gaelic beag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbeagsmall, little, short, diminutive; disagreeable;...
2Old Irishbecsmall
3Proto-Celtic*biggossmall, little
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