Where does “sel” come from?
sel (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Italic swelos, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
sel (Old Irish): turn
Ancestry of “sel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | swelos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |