Where does “ard-çhiarn” come from?
ard-çhiarn (Manx) comes from Manx çhiarn, from Old Irish tigerna, from Old Irish tigernae, from Old Irish tigern, from Proto-Celtic tigernos, from Proto-Celtic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
ard-çhiarn (Manx): suzerain, lord paramount
Ancestry of “ard-çhiarn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Manx | çhiarn | lord |
| 2 | Old Irish | tigerna | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | tigernae | lord |
| 4 | Old Irish | tigern | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | tigernos | lord, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | -īnos | Of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “ard-çhiarn”