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- — to see, perceive.

vótálaí (Irish): voter

Definitions

  1. voter

Ancestry of “vótálaí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishvótáilvote; verbal noun of vótáil; poll, polling,...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Irish -áil →Every word from Proto-Celtic wali- →