Where does “faoileann” come from?

faoileann (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish faílenn, from Old Irish foílenn, from Proto-Celtic wailannā, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

faoileann (Scottish Gaelic): seagull, common white gull, mew

Definitions

  1. seagull, common white gull, mew

Ancestry of “faoileann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfaílennseagull
2Old Irishfoílennseagull
3Proto-Celticwailannāseagull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →Every word from Proto-Celtic wailannā →Every word from Old Irish foílenn →