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Where does “aile” come from?

aile (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic alyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

aile (Old Irish): other, second, one; another, the other, others;...

Definitions

  1. other, second, one; another, the other, others;...

Ancestry of “aile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticalyosother, second
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “aile”

  • Dara
  • aile
  • dara
  • ailide
  • ailidetu
  • indala
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