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Where does “sáer” come from?

sáer (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic saɸiros, from Proto-Indo-European sapiros, from Proto-Indo-European sap- — skill; to taste; to try; to research.

sáer (Old Irish): craftsman; Alternative form of sóer

Definitions

  1. craftsman; Alternative form of sóer

Ancestry of “sáer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticsaɸiroscraftsman
2Proto-Indo-Europeansapiros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansap-skill; to taste; to try; to research

Words derived from “sáer”

  • saoirse
  • Saoirse
  • saorsa
  • saorsa o pheanas
  • saorsa cainnte
  • saírse
  • saírse
  • saírsecht
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