Where does “capall-coille” come from?

capall-coille (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic capall, from Old Irish capall, from Proto-Brythonic kėfɨl, from Proto-Celtic kappilos — horse.

capall-coille (Scottish Gaelic): capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

Definitions

  1. capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

Ancestry of “capall-coille”, step by step

capall-coille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic capall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccapallcolt; mare
2Old Irishcapallhorse
3Proto-Brythonickėfɨlhorse
4Proto-Celtickappiloshorse

via Scottish Gaelic coille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccoilleforest
2Old Irishcailleveil; genitive singular of caill
3Latinpalliumcloak; coverlet
Every word from Proto-Celtic kappilos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic kėfɨl →Every word from Old Irish capall →