Where does “nathair” come from?

nathair (Irish) comes from Old Irish nathir, from Proto-Celtic natrixs, from Proto-Indo-European n̥h₁trih₂, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁ — to spin, twist.

nathair (Irish): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “nathair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishnathirsnake
2Proto-Celticnatrixssnake
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥h₁trih₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁to spin, twist

Words derived from “nathair”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥h₁trih₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic natrixs →