Where does “ath-ghairm” come from?

ath-ghairm (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic gairm, from Old Irish gairm, from Proto-Celtic *garsman, from Proto-Indo-European ǵh₂r̥-smn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

ath-ghairm (Scottish Gaelic): echo; encore; recall, retrieval

Definitions

  1. echo; encore; recall, retrieval

Ancestry of “ath-ghairm”, step by step

ath-ghairm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic gairm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgairmcall, cry; crow; declare
2Old Irishgairma call, cry; call, shout; neighbor
3Proto-Celtic*garsmana cry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵh₂r̥-smn̥
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry

via Scottish Gaelic ath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicathnext
2Old Irisháthford; open space or hollow between two objects
3Proto-Celticyātusford
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵh₂r̥-smn̥Every word from Proto-Celtic *garsman