Where does “airsean” come from?
airsean (Irish) comes from Irish air, from Old Irish airid, from Proto-Celtic aryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
airsean (Irish): third-person singular masculine emphatic of ar:...
Definitions
- third-person singular masculine emphatic of ar:...
Ancestry of “airsean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | air | plough; genitive singular of ar; third-person... |
| 2 | Old Irish | airid | to plough/plow, to till |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | aryeti | to plough/plow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éryeti | to be ploughing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |