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Where does “cniotáil” come from?

cniotáil (Irish) comes from Irish -áil, from Irish fáil, from Old Irish foil, from Proto-Celtic wali-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

cniotáil (Irish): knit; verbal noun of cniotáil; knitting; knitted...

Definitions

  1. knit; verbal noun of cniotáil; knitting; knitted...

Ancestry of “cniotáil”, 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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →