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

Definitions

  1. venison

Ancestry of “oiseoil”, step by step

oiseoil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishosdeer; over, above
2Old Irishoss—
3Proto-Celticuxsūox, stag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

via Irish feoil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfeoilflesh, meat
2Old Irishfeóilflesh; meat
3Proto-Celticwepolis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Celtic uxsū →