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
Ancestry of “ollamh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | ollam | A master in a particular trade or skill; A... |
| 2 | Old Irish | oll | great, vast |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | ɸolnos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | polh₁- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “ollamh”