Where does “foclóir” come from?

foclóir (Irish) comes from Irish focal, from Old Irish focul, from Proto-Celtic woxtlom, from Proto-Indo-European wókʷtlom, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

foclóir (Irish): dictionary; lexicon; vocabulary

Definitions

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Ancestry of “foclóir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfocalword
2Old Irishfoculword
3Proto-Celticwoxtlomdispute
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwókʷtlommouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “foclóir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wókʷtlom →Every word from Proto-Celtic woxtlom →