Where does “iarthuaisceart” come from?

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

iarthuaisceart (Irish): northwest

Definitions

  1. northwest

Ancestry of “iarthuaisceart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishiar-after-, post-; late, ex-; west, western
2Old Irishíarafter; according to
3Proto-Celtic*eɸirombehind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Celtic *eɸirom →