Where does “cnámhfhear” come from?

cnámhfhear (Irish) comes from Irish féar, 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.

cnámhfhear (Irish): bones

Definitions

  1. bones

Ancestry of “cnámhfhear”, step by step

cnámhfhear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish féar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishféargrass; marijuana
2Old Irishférgrass
3Primitive Irishᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄman
4Proto-Celticwirosman; husband
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Irish cnámh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcnámhbone; bones
2Old Irishcnáimbone
3Proto-Celticknāmisbone
4Proto-Indo-Europeankónh₂mleg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiros →