Where does “airc” come from?

airc (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish áirc, from Latin arca, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

airc (Scottish Gaelic): destitution, distress, need, poverty, necessity

Definitions

  1. destitution, distress, need, poverty, necessity

Ancestry of “airc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrisháircAlternative form of árc; coffer, chest; Ark of...
2Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
3LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
4Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Proto-Italic arkeō →Every word from Latin arceo →