Where does “otharcharr” come from?

otharcharr (Irish) comes from Irish carr, from Old Irish carr — cart, waggon.

otharcharr (Irish): ambulance

Definitions

  1. ambulance

Ancestry of “otharcharr”, step by step

otharcharr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish carr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcarrcar; cart
2Old Irishcarrcart, waggon

via Irish othar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishotharinvalid, patient; sickness, wound; festering...
2Old Irishotharwork, labour; wage, recompense, due; sickness,...
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