Where does “cìr” come from?

cìr (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cír, from Proto-Celtic kīnsrā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

cìr (Scottish Gaelic): comb, crest; cud; jaw

Definitions

  1. comb, crest; cud; jaw

Ancestry of “cìr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcírcomb, rake; crest, tip
2Proto-Celtickīnsrā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kīnsrā →Every word from Old Irish cír →