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Where does “cethair” come from?

cethair (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

cethair (Old Irish): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “cethair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*kʷetwores—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “cethair”

  • ceathair
  • ceathrúil
  • col ceathar
  • ceathrar
  • ceathrar
  • ceithir
  • ceathramh
  • cethramad
  • cethrar
  • kiare-vleinoil
  • kerroo
  • kiare
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