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

Definitions

  1. back

Ancestry of “cùl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cùl”

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