Where does “fireannach” come from?

fireannach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish firennach, from Old Irish firend, from Old Irish fér, from Primitive Irish ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ, from Proto-Celtic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

fireannach (Scottish Gaelic): male, masculine; man; male

Definitions

  1. male, masculine; man; male

Ancestry of “fireannach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfirennachmale
2Old Irishfirendmale
3Old Irishférgrass
4Primitive Irishᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄman
5Proto-Celticwirosman; husband
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiros →