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Where does “waylos” come from?

waylos (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

waylos (Proto-Indo-European): wolf; howler

Definitions

  1. wolf; howler

Ancestry of “waylos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
2Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

Words derived from “waylos”

  • faolchú
  • faol
  • faol
  • Faoi
  • Faoilleach
  • gwael
  • gwaelu
  • waylos
  • fáelchú
  • fáel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →