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
Ancestry of “oirthearachas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | oirthearach | front; eastern, Oriental; orientalist |
| 2 | Irish | oirthear | front, front part; east , eastern part |
| 3 | Old Irish | airthear | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | air- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | ɸare- | for-, fore- |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | ɸare | in front of |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |