Where does “faílenn” come from?

faílenn (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish foílenn, from Proto-Celtic wailannā, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

faílenn (Old Irish): seagull

Definitions

  1. seagull

Ancestry of “faílenn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfoílennseagull
2Proto-Celticwailannāseagull
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

Words derived from “faílenn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →Every word from Proto-Celtic wailannā →Every word from Old Irish foílenn →