Where does “eile” come from?

eile (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish aile, from Proto-Celtic alyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

eile (Scottish Gaelic): other, another, else

Definitions

  1. other, another, else

Ancestry of “eile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaileother, second, one; another, the other, others;...
2Proto-Celticalyosother, second
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “eile

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyosEvery word from Proto-Celtic alyos
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