Where does “vótálaí” come from?
vótálaí (Irish) comes from Irish vótáil, from Irish -áil, from Irish fáil, from Old Irish foil, from Proto-Celtic wali-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
vótálaí (Irish): voter
Ancestry of “vótálaí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | vótáil | vote; verbal noun of vótáil; poll, polling,... |
| 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- | — |