Where does “caill” come from?
caill (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish coillid, from Old Irish coll, from Proto-Celtic koslos, from Proto-Indo-European koselos — hazel.
caill (Scottish Gaelic): lose; miss; forfeit
Ancestry of “caill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | coillid | damages, violates; destroys; destroys |
| 2 | Old Irish | coll | hazel; destruction, injury, violation |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | koslos | hazel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | koselos | hazel |