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Where does “airrí” come from?

airrí (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish rí, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

airrí (Old Irish): tributary king, chieftain; viceroy, governor

Definitions

  1. tributary king, chieftain; viceroy, governor

Ancestry of “airrí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishríking
2Proto-Celticrīxsking
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “airrí”

  • uirrí
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →