Where does “ainleag” come from?

ainleag (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish áilleóc, from Old Irish ainnel, from Proto-Celtic wesnālā, from Proto-Celtic wesr-, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

ainleag (Scottish Gaelic): swallow, barn swallow

Definitions

  1. swallow, barn swallow

Ancestry of “ainleag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irisháilleóc—
2Old Irishainnel—
3Proto-Celticwesnālāswallow
4Proto-Celticwesr-spring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring

Words derived from “ainleag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic wesr- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wesnālā →