Where does “caillte” come from?

caillte (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic caill, from Old Irish coillid, from Old Irish coll, from Proto-Celtic koslos, from Proto-Indo-European koselos — hazel.

caillte (Scottish Gaelic): lost

Definitions

  1. lost

Ancestry of “caillte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccailllose; miss; forfeit
2Old Irishcoilliddamages, violates; destroys; destroys
3Old Irishcollhazel; destruction, injury, violation
4Proto-Celtickosloshazel
5Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselos →Every word from Proto-Celtic koslos →Every word from Old Irish coll →