Where does “doille-fhaclan” come from?

doille-fhaclan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic doille, from Scottish Gaelic dall, from Old Irish dall, from Primitive Irish ᚇᚐᚂᚔ, from Proto-Celtic dallos — blind.

doille-fhaclan (Scottish Gaelic): dyslexia

Definitions

  1. dyslexia

Ancestry of “doille-fhaclan”, step by step

doille-fhaclan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic doille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdoilleblindness
2Scottish Gaelicdallblind; ignorant; obscure
3Old Irishdallblind
4Primitive Irishᚇᚐᚂᚔblind man
5Proto-Celticdallosblind

via Scottish Gaelic fhaclan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfhaclanword
Every word from Proto-Celtic dallos