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

Definitions

philologist

Ancestry of “focleolaí”, step by step

focleolaí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish focal

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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

via Irish eolaí

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Irish	eolaí	scientist; -logist; guide, guidebook; directory
2	Irish	-aí	Ending of the plural of certain nouns; Agent...
3	Old Irish	-ide	—
4	Old Irish	-de	Used to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

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