Where does “ceàrn farsaing” come from?

ceàrn farsaing (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ceàrn, from Middle Irish cern, from Old Irish cern, from Proto-Celtic kernā — corner.

ceàrn farsaing (Scottish Gaelic): obtuse angle

Definitions

  1. obtuse angle

Ancestry of “ceàrn farsaing”, step by step

ceàrn farsaing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic ceàrn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicceàrnangle; corner; area, district, region
2Middle Irishcernangle, corner, recess
3Old Irishcernangle, corner, recess; dish or receptacle;...
4Proto-Celtickernācorner

via Scottish Gaelic farsaing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfarsaingwide, broad
2Old Irishfairsiung—
Every word from Proto-Celtic kernā →Every word from Old Irish cern →Every word from Middle Irish cern →