Where does “fuilchill” come from?

fuilchill (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.

fuilchill (Irish): blood cell

Definitions

  1. blood cell

Ancestry of “fuilchill”, step by step

fuilchill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish fuil

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

via Irish cill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcillchurch; churchyard; cell
2Old Irishcellchurch
3Latincellaa small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelnā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wolis →Every word from Old Irish fuil →