Where does “urghair” come from?

urghair (Irish) comes from Irish gair, from Middle Irish gairid, from Old Irish gairid, from Old Irish gáir, from Proto-Celtic gāris, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

urghair (Irish): prohibit, prevent, check; interdict

Definitions

  1. prohibit, prevent, check; interdict

Ancestry of “urghair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgaircall; inflection of gar: ## vocative/genitive...
2Middle Irishgairid—
3Old Irishgairidto call
4Old Irishgáir—
5Proto-Celticgāris—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gāris →Every word from Old Irish gáir →