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Where does “gairm” come from?

gairm (Irish) comes from Old Irish gairm, from Proto-Celtic *garsman, from Proto-Indo-European ǵh₂r̥-smn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

gairm (Irish): verbal noun of gair; call; calling

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of gair; call; calling

Ancestry of “gairm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgairma call, cry; call, shout; neighbor
2Proto-Celtic*garsman—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵh₂r̥-smn̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry

Words derived from “gairm”

  • gairmeach
  • cúirtghairm
  • gairmiúil
  • gairmí
  • gairmscoil
  • gairmuimhir
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