Where does “nuair” come from?

nuair (Irish) comes from Irish án, from Old Irish ín, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

nuair (Irish): when

Definitions

  1. when

Ancestry of “nuair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishánbright, brilliant; splendid, noble
2Old Irishínfast, period of fasting
3Proto-Celticsindosthis
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗm →Every word from Proto-Celtic sindos →