Where does “àrd-athair” come from?

àrd-athair (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic athair, from Old Irish athair, from Proto-Celtic ɸatīr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

àrd-athair (Scottish Gaelic): patriarch

Definitions

  1. patriarch

Ancestry of “àrd-athair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicathairfather
2Old Irishathairfather
3Proto-Celticɸatīrfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸatīr →