Where does “lionn-ubhal” come from?

lionn-ubhal (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ubhal, from Old Irish uball, from Old Irish ubull, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

lionn-ubhal (Scottish Gaelic): apple cider

Definitions

  1. apple cider

Ancestry of “lionn-ubhal”, step by step

lionn-ubhal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic ubhal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicubhalapple
2Old Irishuballapple
3Old Irishubullapple
4Proto-Celtic*abūlapple
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

via Scottish Gaelic lionn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliclionnliquid, fluid; ale; beer
2Old Irishlinnfirst-person plural of la; period, space of time;...
3Proto-Celticlindomliquid; lake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Celtic *abūl →Every word from Old Irish ubull →
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