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

  1. third-person singular masculine emphatic of ar:...

Ancestry of “airsean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishairplough; genitive singular of ar; third-person...
2Old Irishairidto plough/plow, to till
3Proto-Celticaryetito plough/plow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti
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