Where does “aonbhealaigh” come from?

aonbhealaigh (Irish) comes from Irish aon, from Old Irish óen, from Proto-Celtic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

aonbhealaigh (Irish): one-way

Definitions

  1. one-way

Ancestry of “aonbhealaigh”, step by step

aonbhealaigh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish aon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaonone; any; breast, chimney-piece
2Old Irishóenone
3Proto-Celticoinosone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Irish bealaigh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbealaighgrease; genitive singular of bealach
2Irish-ighSuffix used to form verbs from nouns;...
3Old Irish-igidira suffix used to form verbs from nouns and...
4Proto-Celtic*-sagyetordenominative/causative suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Celtic oinosEvery word from Old Irish óen
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