Where does “béalfharaing” come from?

béalfharaing (Irish) comes from Irish béal, from Old Irish bél, from Proto-Celtic wewlos — lip.

béalfharaing (Irish): oropharynx

Definitions

  1. oropharynx

Ancestry of “béalfharaing”, step by step

béalfharaing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish béal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbéalmouth; opening; edge
2Old Irishbéllip; mouth; opening
3Proto-Celticwewloslip

via Irish faraing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfaraingpharynx
2New Latinpharynxpharynx
3Ancient Greekφάρυγξwindpipe; throat; esophagus
Every word from Proto-Celtic wewlos →Every word from Old Irish bél →Every word from Irish béal →