Where does “iarnálaí” come from?
iarnálaí (Irish) comes from Irish iarnáil, from Irish -áil, from Irish fáil, from Old Irish foil, from Proto-Celtic wali-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
iarnálaí (Irish): ironer
Ancestry of “iarnálaí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | iarnáil | verbal noun of iarnáil; ironing; iron |
| 2 | Irish | -áil | suffix used to form verbal nouns; API; suffix... |
| 3 | Irish | fáil | verbal noun of faigh; possession; receipt,... |
| 4 | Old Irish | foil | sty |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | wali- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |