Where does “faol” come from?

faol (Irish) comes from Middle Irish fáel, from Proto-Celtic *wailos, from Proto-Indo-European waylos, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

faol (Irish): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “faol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishfáelwolf
2Proto-Celtic*wailospoor, wretched
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwayloswolf; howler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

Words derived from “faol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European waylos →