Where does “aréigi” come from?

aréigi (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish air-, from Proto-Celtic ɸare-, from Proto-Celtic ɸare, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

aréigi (Old Irish): to lament, complain

Definitions

  1. to lament, complain

Ancestry of “aréigi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishair-for-, fore
2Proto-Celticɸare-for-, fore-
3Proto-Celticɸarein front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸare →Every word from Old Irish air- →