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Where does “foílenn” come from?

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

foílenn (Old Irish): seagull

Definitions

  1. seagull

Ancestry of “foílenn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwailannāseagull
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

Words derived from “foílenn”

  • faoileann
  • faoileann
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