Where does “foillan” come from?

foillan (Manx) comes from Old Irish faílenn, from Old Irish foílenn, from Proto-Celtic wailannā, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

foillan (Manx): gull, seagull

Definitions

  1. gull, seagull

Ancestry of “foillan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfaílennseagull
2Old Irishfoílennseagull
3Proto-Celticwailannāseagull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →Every word from Proto-Celtic wailannā →Every word from Old Irish foílenn →