Where does “labhair” come from?
labhair (Irish) comes from Old Irish labraithir, from Old Irish -aid, from Proto-Celtic -āti, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ti — Forms factitive verbs from adjective stems.
labhair (Irish): speak
Definitions
- speak
Ancestry of “labhair”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | labraithir | to speak, to say; For quotations using this term,... |
| 2 | Old Irish | -aid | forms [[AP:Old Irish class A I present verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | -āti | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ti | Forms factitive verbs from adjective stems |