Where does “*faíleóc” come from?
*faíleóc (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish faílenn, from Old Irish foílenn, from Proto-Celtic wailannā, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.
Ancestry of “*faíleóc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | faílenn | seagull |
| 2 | Old Irish | foílenn | seagull |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wailannā | seagull |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wai | oh!; woe! |