Where does “coileach” come from?
coileach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cailech, from Proto-Celtic kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
coileach (Scottish Gaelic): cock, rooster; barn-cock; rill of water
Definitions
- cock, rooster; barn-cock; rill of water
Ancestry of “coileach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | cailech | rooster |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | kalyākos | rooster |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |