Where does “bácáil” come from?

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

bácáil (Irish): bake; fire; verbal noun of bácáil

Definitions

  1. bake; fire; verbal noun of bácáil

Ancestry of “bácáil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-áilsuffix used to form verbal nouns; API; suffix...
2Irishfáilverbal noun of faigh; possession; receipt,...
3Old Irishfoilsty
4Proto-Celticwali-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Irish -áil →Every word from Proto-Celtic wali- →