Where does “colann” come from?

colann (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish colinn, from Proto-Celtic kolannis, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

colann (Scottish Gaelic): body; flesh; carcass

Definitions

  1. body; flesh; carcass

Ancestry of “colann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcolinnthe body; flesh; corpse
2Proto-Celtickolannis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kolannis →Every word from Old Irish colinn →