Where does “eun-eòlas” come from?

eun-eòlas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic eun, from Old Irish én, from Proto-Celtic ɸetnos, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

eun-eòlas (Scottish Gaelic): ornithology

Definitions

  1. ornithology

Ancestry of “eun-eòlas”, step by step

eun-eòlas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic eun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceunbird; chicken
2Old Irishénbird; lo!
3Proto-Celticɸetnosbird
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Scottish Gaelic eòlas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceòlasknowledge, comprehension, discernment; science,...
2Old Irisheólasknowledge, information, especially knowledge...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸetnos →