Where does “ármag” come from?

ármag (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish ár, from Proto-Celtic agros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ármag (Old Irish): field of slaughter, battlefield

Definitions

  1. field of slaughter, battlefield

Ancestry of “ármag”, step by step

ármag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish ár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishárslaughter, carnage; defeat, destruction
2Proto-Celticagros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Old Irish mag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmaga plain, field
2Proto-Celticmagosplain, field
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic agros →