Where does “-ra” come from?

-ra (Irish) comes from Old Irish -rad, from Proto-Celtic *-retom, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

-ra (Irish): -ry, -y

Definitions

  1. -ry, -y

Ancestry of “-ra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-radForms collective nouns from nouns or adjectives
2Proto-Celtic*-retomrun
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

Words derived from “-ra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret- →Every word from Old Irish -rad →Every word from Proto-Celtic *-retom →
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