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Where does “blàr” come from?

blàr (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish blāro-s, from Proto-Celtic blā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blàr (Scottish Gaelic): battle, uproar; battlefield, field; moss

Definitions

  1. battle, uproar; battlefield, field; moss

Ancestry of “blàr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishblāro-s—
2Proto-Celticblā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blàr”

  • Blair
  • Blairite
  • Blairism
  • Blairian
  • Blairist
  • Blairista
  • blàran
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