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
- plough; genitive singular of ar; third-person...
Ancestry of “air”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | airid | to plough/plow, to till |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | aryeti | to plough/plow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éryeti | to be ploughing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |