Where does “urlabhairt” come from?
urlabhairt (Irish) comes from Irish labhairt, from Old Irish labairt, from Old Irish labraithir, from Old Irish -aid, from Proto-Celtic -āti, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ti — Forms factitive verbs from adjective stems.
urlabhairt (Irish): articulation
Ancestry of “urlabhairt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | labhairt | verbal noun of labhair; speaking; speech |
| 2 | Old Irish | labairt | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | labraithir | to speak, to say; For quotations using this term,... |
| 4 | Old Irish | -aid | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | -āti | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ti | Forms factitive verbs from adjective stems |