Where does “fàir” come from?

fàir (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish fáir, from Finnish Waris, from Arabic وَارِث.

fàir (Scottish Gaelic): dawn, daybreak

Definitions

  1. dawn, daybreak

Ancestry of “fàir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishfáir—
2FinnishWaris—
3Arabicوَارِث—
Every word from Arabic وَارِث →Every word from Finnish Waris →Every word from Middle Irish fáir →
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