Where does “faoileog” come from?

faoileog (Irish) comes from Middle Irish *faíleóc, from Old Irish faílenn, from Old Irish foílenn, from Proto-Celtic wailannā, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

faoileog (Irish): gull

Definitions

  1. gull

Ancestry of “faoileog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irish*faíleóc—
2Old Irishfaílennseagull
3Old Irishfoílennseagull
4Proto-Celticwailannāseagull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →Every word from Proto-Celtic wailannā →Every word from Old Irish foílenn →