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

  1. bloody; blood-stained; blood red

Ancestry of “fuilí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfuilideof the nature of blood, containing blood; bloody,...
2Old Irishfuilblood; a wound
3Proto-Celticwolisblood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wolis →Every word from Old Irish fuil →