Etymology Explorer › Scottish Gaelic

Where does “faire” come from?

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

faire (Scottish Gaelic): horizon, skyline

Definitions

  1. horizon, skyline

Ancestry of “faire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishfáir—
2FinnishWaris—
3Arabicوَارِث—

Words derived from “faire”

  • fàireil
Every word from Arabic وَارِث →