Where does “màl” come from?

màl (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish mál, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚌᚂᚔ, from Proto-Celtic maglos, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

màl (Scottish Gaelic): rent

Definitions

  1. rent

Ancestry of “màl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmála tribute
2Primitive Irishᚋᚐᚌᚂᚔnoble
3Proto-Celticmaglosnoble; chief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Celtic maglos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚌᚂᚔ →