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Where does “ayrvarroo” come from?

ayrvarroo (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.

ayrvarroo (Manx): patricide

Definitions

  1. patricide

Ancestry of “ayrvarroo”, step by step

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