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Where does “gairm” come from?

gairm (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *garsman, from Proto-Indo-European ǵh₂r̥-smn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

gairm (Old Irish): a call, cry; call, shout; neighbor

Definitions

  1. a call, cry; call, shout; neighbor

Ancestry of “gairm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*garsman—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵh₂r̥-smn̥—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry

Words derived from “gairm”

  • slogan
  • sloganeer
  • sloganed
  • sloganize
  • counterslogan
  • sloganise
  • sloganless
  • sloganizer
  • slughorn
  • eslogan
  • slogan
  • слоган
  • スローガン
  • slogan
  • slogan
  • слоган
  • 슬로건
  • gairm
  • gairmeach
  • cúirtghairm
  • gairmiúil
  • gairmscoil
  • gairmí
  • gairmuimhir
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