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Where does “airiseamh” come from?
airiseamh (Irish) comes from Irish -amh, from Old Irish -em, from Proto-Celtic *-īmā.
Ancestry of “airiseamh”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Irish
-amh
forms verbal nouns
2
Old Irish
-em
Forms occupational nouns
3
Proto-Celtic
*-īmā
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