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Where does “airechas” come from?

airechas (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish airech, from Old Irish aire, from Proto-Celtic aryos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éry-o-s — host.

airechas (Old Irish): heed, care; position of an "aire"; rank, legal...

Definitions

  1. heed, care; position of an "aire"; rank, legal...

Ancestry of “airechas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishairechheedful, attentive, cautious
2Old Irishairefreeman; noble
3Proto-Celticaryosfreeman, noble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éry-o-shost

Words derived from “airechas”

  • oireachas
  • aireachas
  • aireachasaigh
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