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Where does “aire” come from?

aire (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish aire, from Proto-Celtic aryos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éry-o-s — host.

aire (Scottish Gaelic): mind; attention, heed, notice; care, regard

Definitions

  1. mind; attention, heed, notice; care, regard

Ancestry of “aire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishairefreeman; noble
2Proto-Celticaryosfreeman, noble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éry-o-shost

Words derived from “aire”

  • toirt fa-near
  • fa-near
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