Where does “fala” come from?

fala (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic fuil, from Middle Irish fuil, from Old Irish fuil, from Proto-Celtic wolis, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

fala (Scottish Gaelic): genitive singular of fuil

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of fuil

Ancestry of “fala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfuilblood; family, tribe, kindred; bloodshed
2Middle Irishfuilblood; a wound
3Old Irishfuilblood; a wound
4Proto-Celticwolisblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wolis →Every word from Old Irish fuil →