Where does “aonarachas” come from?
aonarachas (Irish) comes from Irish aonarach, from Irish aonar, from Old Irish óenar, from Old Irish fér, from Primitive Irish ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ, from Proto-Celtic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
aonarachas (Irish): singularity, solitude
Ancestry of “aonarachas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | aonarach | single, solitary, lone, reclusive, isolated;... |
| 2 | Irish | aonar | one, lone, person; aloneness, solitariness;... |
| 3 | Old Irish | óenar | one person; alone, by oneself |
| 4 | Old Irish | fér | grass |
| 5 | Primitive Irish | ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ | man |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | wiros | man; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |