Where does “focleolaí” come from?
focleolaí (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.
focleolaí (Irish): philologist
Ancestry of “focleolaí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | focal | word |
| 2 | Old Irish | focul | word |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | woxtlom | dispute |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wókʷtlom | mouth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |