Where does “ard-ayr” come from?

ard-ayr (Manx) comes from Manx ayr, from Old Irish athair, from Proto-Celtic ɸatīr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

ard-ayr (Manx): patriarch

Definitions

  1. patriarch

Ancestry of “ard-ayr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxayrfather
2Old Irishathairfather
3Proto-Celticɸatīrfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “ard-ayr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸatīr →