Where does “Ó Faoláin” come from?

Ó Faoláin (Irish) comes from Irish faol, from Middle Irish fáel, from Proto-Celtic *wailos, from Proto-Indo-European waylos, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

Ancestry of “Ó Faoláin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfaolwolf
2Middle Irishfáelwolf
3Proto-Celtic*wailospoor, wretched
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwayloswolf; howler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

Words derived from “Ó Faoláin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European waylos →