Where does “fuil” come from?
fuil (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish fuil, from Proto-Celtic wolis, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.
fuil (Middle Irish): blood; a wound
Ancestry of “fuil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | fuil | blood; a wound |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | wolis | blood |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |
Words derived from “fuil”