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Where does “fola” come from?

fola (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish folud, from Proto-Celtic *uɸolautom.

fola (Middle Irish): genitive singular of fuil

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of fuil

Ancestry of “fola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfolud—
2Proto-Celtic*uɸolautom—
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