Where does “oileán” come from?

oileán (Irish) comes from Old Irish ailén, from Old Irish ail, from Proto-Celtic ɸales-, from Proto-Indo-European pelis- — stone; rock, cliff.

oileán (Irish): island; isolated place

Definitions

  1. island; isolated place

Ancestry of “oileán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishailénisland
2Old Irishailthird-person singular present indicative conjunct...
3Proto-Celticɸales-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelis-stone; rock, cliff

Words derived from “oileán”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelis- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸales- →Every word from Old Irish ail →