Where does “barrall” come from?

barrall (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic bàrr, from Old Irish barr, from Proto-Celtic barros, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

barrall (Scottish Gaelic): shoelace, bootlace

Definitions

  1. shoelace, bootlace

Ancestry of “barrall”, step by step

barrall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic bàrr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbàrrpeak, top, crest; point, tip
2Old Irishbarrtip, point; helmet; point; top, tip, end; crop,...
3Proto-Celticbarrostop, summit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Scottish Gaelic iall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliciallstrap, thong
2Old Irishíallswerving, turning aside; going astray, moral...
3Old Irishdo·ellaturns aside, deviates, bends; goes astray, errs,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Celtic barros →Every word from Old Irish barr →