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Where does “ailén” come from?

ailén (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish ail, from Proto-Celtic ɸales-, from Proto-Indo-European pelis- — stone; rock, cliff.

ailén (Old Irish): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “ailén”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishailthird-person singular present indicative conjunct...
2Proto-Celticɸales-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpelis-stone; rock, cliff

Words derived from “ailén”

  • oileánra
  • oileánach
  • oileán
  • leth-eilean
  • eilean
  • frith-eileanach
  • frith-eilean
  • neuellanagh
  • ellanragh
  • ellan
  • ellaneen
  • iloan
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