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Where does “cethrar” come from?

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

cethrar (Old Irish): four people

Definitions

  1. four people

Ancestry of “cethrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcethairfour
2Proto-Celtic*kʷetwores—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “cethrar”

  • ceathrar
  • ceathrar
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