Where does “col ceathar” come from?

col ceathar (Irish) comes from Irish ceathair, from Old Irish cethair, from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

col ceathar (Irish): Alternative form of col ceathrair

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of col ceathrair

Ancestry of “col ceathar”, step by step

col ceathar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ceathair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishceathairfour
2Old Irishcethairfour
3Proto-Celtic*kʷetworesfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Irish col

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcolprohibition; sin, lust; violation
2Old Irishcolsin, violation
3Proto-Celtickulom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores →