Where does “emshir” come from?
emshir (Manx) comes from Old Irish aimser, from Proto-Celtic amsterā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mh₁-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.
emshir (Manx): weather; time; tense
Ancestry of “emshir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | aimser | point in time; period of time, season; age, epoch |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | amsterā | time, moment |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂mh₁-eh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂meh₁- | to mow, reap |
Words derived from “emshir”