- colann
- colann, colainna body, so Irish, Old Irish colinn, gen. colno, Welsh celain, carcase, Old Welsh celein, cadaver, *colanni- (Brugmann); root qela, break, the idea being "dead body"? Cf. for meaning Greek $$Gnékus, corpse, from nek, kill.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.