Where does “uile-choitcheann” come from?
uile-choitcheann (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic uile, from Old Irish uile, from Proto-Celtic olyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂olyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
uile-choitcheann (Scottish Gaelic): universal
Ancestry of “uile-choitcheann”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | uile | all |
| 2 | Old Irish | uile | all; whole; For quotations using this term, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | olyos | all |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂olyos | all |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |