Where does “cùil” come from?

cùil (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cuil, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cùil (Scottish Gaelic): corner; angle; recess, nook, cranny

Definitions

  1. corner; angle; recess, nook, cranny

Ancestry of “cùil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcuilfly; flea, gnat
2Proto-Celtickūloscorner
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cùil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kūlos →