Where does “Adar” come from?

Adar is from Hebrew אֲדָר, a month name of uncertain etymology and meaning.

Adar (English): The sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Shevat and before Nisan. See also Adar Sheni

Definitions

  1. The sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Shevat and before Nisan. See also Adar Sheni

Ancestry of “Adar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishAdárAdar, the sixth month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar
2Hebrewאֲדָר—
3AkkadianAddarumAdar, the twelfth month of the Babylonian calendar (approximately February-March)
Every word from Akkadian Addarum →Every word from Hebrew אֲדָר →Every word from Irish Adár →