Where does “ciar” come from?

ciar (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cíar, from Proto-Indo-European ḱēy(w)-.

ciar (Scottish Gaelic): swarthy, dark, dun, dusky; gloomy, depressed

Definitions

  1. swarthy, dark, dun, dusky; gloomy, depressed

Ancestry of “ciar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcíardark
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱēy(w)-—

Words derived from “ciar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱēy(w)- →Every word from Old Irish cíar →