Where does “saoirse” come from?

saoirse (Irish) comes from Middle Irish saírse, from Old Irish saírse, from Old Irish sáer, from Proto-Celtic saɸiros, from Proto-Indo-European sapiros, from Proto-Indo-European sap- — skill; to taste; to try; to research.

saoirse (Irish): freedom

Definitions

  1. freedom

Ancestry of “saoirse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishsaírsecraftsmanship; liberty, freedom; exception,...
2Old Irishsaírsecraftsmanship
3Old Irishsáercraftsman; Alternative form of sóer
4Proto-Celticsaɸiroscraftsman
5Proto-Indo-Europeansapiros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansap-skill; to taste; to try; to research
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sapiros →Every word from Proto-Celtic saɸiros →
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