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Where does “uile” come from?

uile (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish uile, from Proto-Celtic olyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂olyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

uile (Scottish Gaelic): all

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Ancestry of “uile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishuileall; whole; For quotations using this term, see...
2Proto-Celticolyosall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂olyosall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “uile”

  • uil-eaglaiseil
  • uile-neartmhor
  • uile-
  • uile-bhéist
  • uile-choitcheann
  • uil-ìoc
  • uile-làthaireachd
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