Where does “an iar” come from?

an iar (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish aníar, from Old Irish an-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

an iar (Scottish Gaelic): western, west

Definitions

  1. western, west

Ancestry of “an iar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaníarfrom behind
2Old Irishan-un-, not; very
3Proto-Celtican-un-, not
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Old Irish an- →