Where does “áirne” come from?

áirne (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic agrinyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ógeh₂ — small fruit ~ berry; berry, fruit.

áirne (Old Irish): sloe, fruit of a blackthorn

Definitions

  1. sloe, fruit of a blackthorn

Ancestry of “áirne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticagrinyos~ sloe, small plum, berry; sloe
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ógeh₂small fruit ~ berry; berry, fruit

Words derived from “áirne

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ógeh₂Every word from Proto-Celtic agrinyos