Where does “-áil” come from?

-áil (Irish) comes from Irish fáil, from Old Irish foil, from Proto-Celtic wali-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

-áil (Irish): suffix used to form verbal nouns; API; suffix...

Definitions

  1. suffix used to form verbal nouns; API; suffix...

Ancestry of “-áil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfáilverbal noun of faigh; possession; receipt,...
2Old Irishfoilsty
3Proto-Celticwali-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “-áil

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl-Every word from Proto-Celtic wali-Every word from Old Irish foil
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