Where does “ollamh” come from?

ollamh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish ollam, from Old Irish oll, from Proto-Celtic ɸolnos, from Proto-Indo-European polh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- — to fill.

ollamh (Scottish Gaelic): doctor

Definitions

  1. doctor

Ancestry of “ollamh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishollamA master in a particular trade or skill; A...
2Old Irishollgreat, vast
3Proto-Celticɸolnosgreat in size
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpolh₁-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁-to fill

Words derived from “ollamh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸolnos →