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-.
spárálach (Irish): sparing, frugal
Ancestry of “spárálach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | spáráil | to spare; verbal noun of spáráil; sparing,... |
| 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- | — |