Where does “facal” come from?

facal (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish focul, from Proto-Celtic woxtlom, from Proto-Indo-European wókʷtlom, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

facal (Scottish Gaelic): word; language; comment, phrase

Definitions

  1. word; language; comment, phrase

Ancestry of “facal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfoculword
2Proto-Celticwoxtlomdispute
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwókʷtlommouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “facal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wókʷtlom →Every word from Proto-Celtic woxtlom →
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