Where does “cair” come from?

cair (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish caire, from Proto-Celtic kariyā — mistake, sin.

Ancestry of “cair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcairecrime, fault, sin
2Proto-Celtickariyāmistake, sin

Words derived from “cair”

Every word from Proto-Celtic kariyā →Every word from Old Irish caire →