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Where does “lár” come from?

lár (Irish) comes from Old Irish lár, from Proto-Celtic ɸlārom, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂ros, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

lár (Irish): ground, floor; middle, center

Definitions

  1. ground, floor; middle, center

Ancestry of “lár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlársurface, ground, floor; middle, interior
2Proto-Celticɸlāromfloor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂rosflat; floor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “lár”

  • lárlíne
  • lárpháirc
  • lárpháircí
  • lárphointe
  • éalárnacht
  • lárshrutha
  • meánlár
  • lártheifeach
  • lárthosaí
  • láraimsitheach
  • lárcheantar
  • lár-
  • láreasna
  • lárchóras
  • lárlíneach
  • lárchanúint
  • lármhá
  • lárphritil
  • lármheán
  • lármhoiréan
  • lárionad
  • lárshiméadracht
  • néarlár
  • croílár
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