Where does “ubhal” come from?
ubhal (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish uball, from Old Irish ubull, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.
ubhal (Scottish Gaelic): apple
Ancestry of “ubhal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | uball | apple |
| 2 | Old Irish | ubull | apple |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *abūl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ébōl | apple |