Where does “cill” come from?

cill (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cell, from Latin cella, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelnā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

cill (Scottish Gaelic): cell; chapel; churchyard

Definitions

  1. cell; chapel; churchyard

Ancestry of “cill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcellchurch
2Latincellaa small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelnā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelnā →Every word from Latin cella →