Where does “galar-fuail” come from?

galar-fuail (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic galar, from Old Irish galar, from Proto-Celtic galarom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelH-ro-.

galar-fuail (Scottish Gaelic): diabetes; gravel

Definitions

  1. diabetes; gravel

Ancestry of “galar-fuail”, step by step

galar-fuail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic galar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgalardisease, sickness, ailment, disorder
2Old Irishgalar—
3Proto-Celticgalaroma distressing or painful condition, such as
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰelH-ro-—

via Scottish Gaelic fual

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfualurine
2Old Irishfúal—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelH-ro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic galarom →Every word from Old Irish galar →