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Where does “áegaire” come from?

áegaire (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish augaire, from Proto-Celtic *owi-garyos, from Proto-Celtic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

Ancestry of “áegaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaugaire—
2Proto-Celtic*owi-garyos—
3Proto-Celticowissheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep

Words derived from “áegaire”

  • aoirigh
  • banaoire
  • aoire
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