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
- a call, cry; call, shout; neighbor
Ancestry of “gairm”, step by step
gairm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Celtic *garsman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | *garsman | a cry |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵh₂r̥-smn̥ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeh₂r- | to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry |