Where does “argat” come from?

argat (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic argantom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

argat (Old Irish): money; silver

Definitions

  1. money; silver

Ancestry of “argat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticargantomsilver
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵn̥tómsilver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering

Words derived from “argat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic argantom →