Where does “fáinlearrach” come from?

fáinlearrach (Irish) comes from Irish earrach, from Old Irish errach, from Proto-Celtic wesrakos, from Proto-Celtic wesr-, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

fáinlearrach (Irish): swallowtailed

Definitions

  1. swallowtailed

Ancestry of “fáinlearrach”, step by step

fáinlearrach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish earrach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishearrachspring
2Old Irisherrachspring
3Proto-Celticwesrakosspring
4Proto-Celticwesr-spring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring

via Irish fáinle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfáinle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥Every word from Proto-Celtic wesr-Every word from Proto-Celtic wesrakos