Where does “fiafheoil” come from?
fiafheoil (Irish) comes from Irish fia, from Old Irish fíad, from Proto-Celtic wēdūi, from Indo-European *weyd-.
fiafheoil (Irish): venison
Ancestry of “fiafheoil”, step by step
fiafheoil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish fia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | fia | deer; wild; waste, wilderness |
| 2 | Old Irish | fíad | game, wild animals; deer; wasteland, wilderness |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wēdūi | — |
| 4 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |
via Irish feóil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | feóil | Obsolete spelling of feoil |
| 2 | Irish | feoil | flesh, meat |
| 3 | Old Irish | feóil | flesh; meat |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | wepolis | — |