Where does “ceathrar” come from?
ceathrar (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cethrar, from Old Irish cethair, from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
ceathrar (Scottish Gaelic): four
Definitions
- four
Ancestry of “ceathrar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cethrar | four people |
| 2 | Old Irish | cethair | four |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *kʷetwores | four |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |