Where does “oireachas” come from?

oireachas (Irish) comes from Old Irish airechas, from Old Irish airech, from Old Irish aire, from Proto-Celtic aryos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éry-o-s — host.

oireachas (Irish): precedence, pre-eminence, sovereignty; rank,...

Definitions

  1. precedence, pre-eminence, sovereignty; rank,...

Ancestry of “oireachas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishairechasheed, care; position of an "aire"; rank, legal...
2Old Irishairechheedful, attentive, cautious
3Old Irishairefreeman; noble
4Proto-Celticaryosfreeman, noble
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éry-o-shost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éry-o-s →Every word from Proto-Celtic aryos →Every word from Old Irish aire →