Where does “iar-” come from?

iar- (Irish) comes from Old Irish íar, from Proto-Celtic *eɸirom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

iar- (Irish): after-, post-; late, ex-; west, western

Definitions

  1. after-, post-; late, ex-; west, western

Ancestry of “iar-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishíarafter; according to
2Proto-Celtic*eɸirombehind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

Words derived from “iar-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Celtic *eɸirom →