Where does “fuilí” come from?
fuilí (Irish) comes from Old Irish fuilide, from Old Irish fuil, from Proto-Celtic wolis, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.
fuilí (Irish): bloody; blood-stained; blood red
Definitions
- bloody; blood-stained; blood red
Ancestry of “fuilí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | fuilide | of the nature of blood, containing blood; bloody,... |
| 2 | Old Irish | fuil | blood; a wound |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wolis | blood |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |