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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

Definitions

  1. singularity, solitude

Ancestry of “aonarachas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaonarachsingle, solitary, lone, reclusive, isolated;...
2Irishaonarone, lone, person; aloneness, solitariness;...
3Old Irishóenarone person; alone, by oneself
4Old Irishférgrass
5Primitive Irishᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄman
6Proto-Celticwirosman; husband
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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