Where does “cùl” come from?
cùl (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cúl, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
cùl (Scottish Gaelic): back
Ancestry of “cùl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cúl | back; rear |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | kūlos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱuH-ló- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |