Where does “fichillín” come from?

fichillín (Irish) comes from Irish ficheall, from Old Irish fidchell, from Proto-Celtic widukʷēslā.

fichillín (Irish): pawn

Definitions

  1. pawn

Ancestry of “fichillín”, step by step

fichillín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ficheall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishficheallchess; chessboard
2Old Irishfidchell—
3Proto-Celticwidukʷēslā—

via Irish ín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishínAlternative form of inn
2Irishinn—
Every word from Proto-Celtic widukʷēslā →Every word from Old Irish fidchell →Every word from Irish ficheall →