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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”

  • ain-fhìor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →