Where does “oirthearachas” come from?

oirthearachas (Irish) comes from Irish oirthearach, from Irish oirthear, from Old Irish airthear, from Old Irish air-, from Proto-Celtic ɸare-, from Proto-Celtic ɸare, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

oirthearachas (Irish): orientalism

Definitions

  1. orientalism

Ancestry of “oirthearachas”, step by step

oirthearachas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish oirthearach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishoirthearachfront; eastern, Oriental; orientalist
2Irishoirthearfront, front part
3Old Irishairthear—
4Old Irishair-for-, fore
5Proto-Celticɸare-for-, fore-
6Proto-Celticɸarein front of
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Irish ás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishásace; jot
2Old Irishásgrowing, growth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸare →Every word from Old Irish air- →