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Where does “cír” come from?

cír (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kīnsrā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

cír (Old Irish): comb, rake; crest, tip

Definitions

  1. comb, rake; crest, tip

Ancestry of “cír”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickīnsrā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “cír”

  • déadchíoradóir
  • déadchíor
  • cíor
  • cìr
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