Where does “aonar” come from?

aonar (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish óenar, from Old Irish fér, from Primitive Irish ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ, from Proto-Celtic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

aonar (Scottish Gaelic): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “aonar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishóenarone person; alone, by oneself
2Old Irishférgrass
3Primitive Irishᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄman
4Proto-Celticwirosman; husband
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiros →
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