Where does “char” come from?

char (Irish) comes from Irish -r, from Old Irish ro-, from Proto-Celtic ɸro-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

char (Irish): not

Definitions

  1. not

Ancestry of “char”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-rA suffix added to certain preverbs and...
2Old Irishro-indicates a perfective aspect; indicates...
3Proto-Celticɸro-before, in front of; in addition; to completion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Old Irish ro- →