Where does “oiseoil” come from?
oiseoil (Irish) comes from Irish os, from Old Irish oss, from Proto-Celtic uxsū, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.
oiseoil (Irish): venison
Ancestry of “oiseoil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | os | deer; over, above |
| 2 | Old Irish | oss | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | uxsū | ox, stag |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | uksḗn | bull |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug-s-ḗn | — |