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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelis- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸales- →Every word from Old Irish ail →