Where does “cár” come from?

cár (Irish) comes from Old Irish caraid, from Proto-Celtic *karāti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

cár (Irish): mouth showing teeth; grin, grimace

Definitions

  1. mouth showing teeth; grin, grimace

Ancestry of “cár”, step by step

cár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish caraid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcaraidto love
2Proto-Celtic*karātito desire, to wish
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Irish cá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcáwhere?; what?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *karāti →Every word from Old Irish caraid →
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