In this episode we’re delving into Celtic words for hollow and related things. The Proto-Celtic word *tullos means pierced, perforated or hole, and comes from Proto-Indo-European *tewk- (to push, press, beat, pierce, perforate), from *(s)tew- (to push, hit) [source]. Descendents in the modern Celtic languages include: toll [t̪ˠoːl̪ˠ] = hole, hollow, posterior, piereced, empty in […]