Etymograph

English

Islay

Islay comes from Scottish Gaelic Ìle.

  1. Scottish GaelicmodernÌle
  2. EnglishtodayIslay

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Scottish GaelicmodernÌle
  2. EnglishtodayIslay

The story

Derived from Scottish Gaelic Ìle, but probably ultimately of non-Indo-European (substrate) origin, along with other uncertain names in Scotland such as Skye, Lewis, and Arran.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain. Watson (1926) hinted that a Proto-Brythonic/Proto-Celtic root connected to Gaulish *ilio (‘flank, buttock’) or Welsh ilio (‘to ferment’) might be behind the name. The silent s in this word, as in island, is due to an unetymological association with isle.

Every English word from Scottish Gaelic Ìle

Today it means

name The southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Scottish Gaelic Ìle / Islay

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