Where does “spárálach” come from?

spárálach (Irish) comes from Irish spáráil, from Irish -áil, from Irish fáil, from Old Irish foil, from Proto-Celtic wali-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

spárálach (Irish): sparing, frugal

Definitions

  1. sparing, frugal

Ancestry of “spárálach”, step by step

spárálach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish spáráil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishspáráilto spare; verbal noun of spáráil; sparing,...
2Irish-áilsuffix used to form verbal nouns; API; suffix...
3Irishfáilverbal noun of faigh; possession; receipt,...
4Old Irishfoilsty
5Proto-Celticwali-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Irish ách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrisháchAlternative form of ach
2Old Irishachtbut; provided; inflection of aigid: ##...
3Proto-Celticextosexcept, but
4Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Irish -áil →Every word from Proto-Celtic wali- →