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Where does “airem” come from?

airem (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish ad·rími, from Proto-Celtic rīmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “airem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishad·rímicounts, numbers, computes; records, recounts,...
2Proto-Celticrīmānumber
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “airem”

  • àireamh
  • àir.
  • prìomh-àireamh
  • àireamhach
  • co-earrooder
  • co-earroo
  • aachoearroo
  • neuearrooagh
  • bun-earroo
  • earroo
  • bun-earrooagh
  • ard-earrooagh
  • so-earrooagh
  • ard-earroo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →