Where does “ooilley” come from?

ooilley (Manx) comes from Old Irish uile, from Proto-Celtic olyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂olyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

ooilley (Manx): all; whole, entire

Definitions

  1. all; whole, entire

Ancestry of “ooilley”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishuileall; whole; For quotations using this term, see...
2Proto-Celticolyosall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂olyosall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂olyos →Every word from Proto-Celtic olyos →