Where does “*wailos” come from?
*wailos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European waylos, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.
Ancestry of “*wailos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | waylos | wolf; howler |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wáy | oh!; ah!; woe! |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | uwáy | to see oneself |