Where does “aoirigh” come from?

aoirigh (Irish) comes from Irish aoire, from Middle Irish áegaire, from Old Irish augaire, from Proto-Celtic *owi-garyos, from Proto-Celtic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

aoirigh (Irish): shepherd, herd

Definitions

  1. shepherd, herd

Ancestry of “aoirigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaoireshepherd; herdsman; whip; genitive singular of...
2Middle Irisháegaire—
3Old Irishaugaireshepherd
4Proto-Celtic*owi-garyos—
5Proto-Celticowissheep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Celtic owis →Every word from Proto-Celtic *owi-garyos →