Where does “áilleóc” come from?

áilleóc (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish ainnel, from Proto-Celtic wesnālā, from Proto-Celtic wesr-, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

Ancestry of “áilleóc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishainnel
2Proto-Celticwesnālāswallow
3Proto-Celticwesr-spring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring

Words derived from “áilleóc

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥Every word from Proto-Celtic wesr-Every word from Proto-Celtic wesnālā