Where does “fiarshúil” come from?

fiarshúil (Irish) comes from Irish súil, from Old Irish súil, from Primitive Irish sūli, from Proto-Celtic sūle, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

fiarshúil (Irish): squint

Definitions

  1. squint

Ancestry of “fiarshúil”, step by step

fiarshúil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish súil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsúileye
2Old Irishsúileye; hope, expectation
3Primitive Irishsūli—
4Proto-Celticsūlesuns
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Irish fiar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfiarslant, tilt, bias, obliquity; bend, twist;...
2Middle Irishfiarbent, crooked
3Proto-Celtic*weiroscrooked
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁rosturned, twisted, threaded; threaded, turned,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic sūle →Every word from Primitive Irish sūli →