Where does “àir.” come from?
àir. (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic àireamh, from Old Irish áirem, from Old Irish ad·rími, from Proto-Celtic rīmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
àir. (Scottish Gaelic): no
Ancestry of “àir.”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | àireamh | verbal noun of àireamh; number, quantity;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | áirem | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | ad·rími | counts, numbers, computes; records, recounts,... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | rīmā | number |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |