Where does “gáir” come from?

gáir (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic gāris, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

Ancestry of “gáir”, step by step

gáir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic gāris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgāris—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry

via Omani Arabic gāri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Omani Arabicgāricar

Words derived from “gáir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gāris →