Where does “uainfheòil” come from?

uainfheòil (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic feòil, from Irish feóil, from Irish feoil, from Old Irish feóil, from Proto-Celtic wepolis.

Ancestry of “uainfheòil”, step by step

uainfheòil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic feòil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfeòilflesh; meat
2IrishfeóilObsolete spelling of feoil
3Irishfeoilflesh, meat
4Old Irishfeóilflesh; meat
5Proto-Celticwepolis—

via Scottish Gaelic uan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicuanlamb
2Old Irishúanlamb; foam; froth
3Proto-Celticognoslamb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Celtic wepolis →Every word from Old Irish feóil →Every word from Irish feoil →