Where does “fae” come from?

fae (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

fae (Old Irish): woe !

Definitions

  1. woe !

Ancestry of “fae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*waiwoe!
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáyEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wáyEvery word from Proto-Celtic *wai
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