Where does “daire” come from?
daire (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish dáir, from Old Irish daur, from Proto-Celtic daru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
Ancestry of “daire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | dáir | bulling, heat |
| 2 | Old Irish | daur | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | daru | oak |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |