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Where does “fola” come from?

fola (Irish) comes from Irish fuil, from Middle Irish fuil, from Old Irish fuil, from Proto-Celtic wolis, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

fola (Irish): Alternative form of fala; inflection of fuil : ##...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fala; inflection of fuil : ##...

Ancestry of “fola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfuilblood; present indicative dependent analytic of...
2Middle Irishfuilblood; a wound
3Old Irishfuilblood; a wound
4Proto-Celticwolisblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
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