Where does “fìor” come from?

fìor (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish fír, from Proto-Celtic wīros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

fìor (Scottish Gaelic): true, real; very

Definitions

  1. true, real; very

Ancestry of “fìor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfírtrue; truth
2Proto-Celticwīrostrue
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “fìor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic wīros →