Where does “ár” come from?
ár (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic agros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
ár (Old Irish): slaughter, carnage; defeat, destruction
Definitions
- slaughter, carnage; defeat, destruction
Ancestry of “ár”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | agros | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵro- | hunt |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |