Where does “Faoilleach” come from?

Faoilleach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic faol, from Middle Irish fáel, from Proto-Celtic *wailos, from Proto-Indo-European waylos, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

Faoilleach (Scottish Gaelic): January first month of the Gregorian calendar

Definitions

  1. January first month of the Gregorian calendar

Ancestry of “Faoilleach”, step by step

Faoilleach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic faol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfaolwolf
2Middle Irishfáelwolf
3Proto-Celtic*wailospoor, wretched
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwayloswolf; howler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

via Scottish Gaelic teach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicteachburrow, ravage

Words derived from “Faoilleach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European waylos →