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Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *olo- (“behind, beyond”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“alien, other”). Cognate with arall (“other”), Cornish ooll, and Old Irish ol (“because”); outside of Celtic, compare Proto-Slavic *olni (“last year”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ôl m (plural olion or olau)
- track, trace
- mark, residue
- back, rear
Derived terms
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ôl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 298