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Where does “wali-” come from?

wali- (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

Ancestry of “wali-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—

Words derived from “wali-”

  • fail
  • fuilphlasma
  • fuilchoirpín
  • fola
  • fuil
  • fuilchill
  • ardfhuil
  • muccfoil
  • foil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →