Where does “laistiar” come from?

laistiar (Irish) comes from Proto-Indo-European las- — to be willing, covetous; weak; eager.

laistiar (Irish): on the west side

Definitions

  1. on the west side

Ancestry of “laistiar”, step by step

laistiar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European las-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlas-to be willing, covetous; weak; eager

via Irish thiar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishthiarwest, western; back, rear; west
Every word from Proto-Indo-European las-