Where does “a-raoir” come from?
a-raoir (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish irráir, from Old Irish far, from Old Irish for, from Proto-Celtic *uɸer, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
a-raoir (Scottish Gaelic): last night, last evening
Ancestry of “a-raoir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | irráir | last night |
| 2 | Old Irish | far | Alternative form of for |
| 3 | Old Irish | for | your; you; For quotations using this term, see... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸer | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |