Where does “coll” come from?

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

coll (Scottish Gaelic): hazel; destruction

Definitions

  1. hazel; destruction

Ancestry of “coll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcollhazel; destruction, injury, violation
2Proto-Celtickosloshazel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselos →Every word from Proto-Celtic koslos →Every word from Old Irish coll →