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
Ancestry of “fuilchill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | fuil | blood; present indicative dependent analytic of... |
| 2 | Middle Irish | fuil | blood; a wound |
| 3 | Old Irish | fuil | blood; a wound |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | wolis | blood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |