Where does “àr” come from?
àr (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish ár, from Proto-Celtic agros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
àr (Scottish Gaelic): slaughter, carnage
Ancestry of “àr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | ár | slaughter, carnage; defeat, destruction |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | agros | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵro- | hunt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |