Where does “comhair” come from?
comhair (Irish) comes from Irish comhaireamh, from Middle Irish comáirem, from Proto-Celtic rīmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
comhair (Irish): Only used in faoi chomhair, i gcomhair, and os...
Definitions
- Only used in faoi chomhair, i gcomhair, and os...
Ancestry of “comhair”, step by step
comhair traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish comhaireamh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | comhaireamh | verbal noun of comhair; count, counting;... |
| 2 | Middle Irish | comáirem | act of counting, accounting; calculation |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | rīmā | number |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Old Irish comair
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | comair | in front of |