Where does “ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ” come from?

ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ (Primitive Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ (Primitive Irish): man

Definitions

  1. man

Ancestry of “ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwirosman; husband
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiros →
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