Etymology Explorer › Scottish Gaelic

Where does “magairle” come from?

magairle (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish magarla, from Old Irish macrall.

magairle (Scottish Gaelic): testicle, testis

Definitions

  1. testicle, testis

Ancestry of “magairle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishmagarlatesticle
2Old Irishmacrall—
Every word from Old Irish macrall →