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Where does “fèileadh” come from?

fèileadh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish fíal, from Proto-Celtic *weilos, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

fèileadh (Scottish Gaelic): kilt

Definitions

  1. kilt

Ancestry of “fèileadh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfíalnoble, becoming, generous; veil
2Proto-Celtic*weilos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “fèileadh”

  • philibeg
  • fèileadh beag
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