Where does “brat-cùil” come from?

brat-cùil (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic brat, from Old Irish bratt, from Proto-Celtic brattos — cloak, mantle.

brat-cùil (Scottish Gaelic): backdrop

Definitions

  1. backdrop

Ancestry of “brat-cùil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbratcloak, cover, covering, mantle, veil, canopy; mat
2Old Irishbrattcloak; cloth
3Proto-Celticbrattoscloak, mantle
Every word from Proto-Celtic brattos →Every word from Old Irish bratt →Every word from Scottish Gaelic brat →