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Where does “Fionnghuala” come from?

Fionnghuala (Irish) comes from Old Irish Finnguala, from Old Irish finn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “Fionnghuala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishFinnguala—
2Old Irishfinnwhite; bright; blessed
3Proto-Celticwindoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “Fionnghuala”

  • Finola
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →