Where does “ar bith” come from?
ar bith (Irish) comes from Irish ar, from Old Irish ar, from Proto-Celtic anserom, from Proto-Indo-European n̥serōm, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.
ar bith (Irish): at all; any
Ancestry of “ar bith”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | ar | on; Used with a variety of nouns to indicate... |
| 2 | Old Irish | ar | for, for the sake of, because of; For quotations... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | anserom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥serōm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nes- | to return home |