Where does “air” come from?

air (Irish) comes from Old Irish airid, from Proto-Celtic aryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

air (Irish): plough; genitive singular of ar; third-person...

Definitions

  1. plough; genitive singular of ar; third-person...

Ancestry of “air”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishairidto plough/plow, to till
2Proto-Celticaryetito plough/plow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “air”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti →