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Where does “fuaraich” come from?

fuaraich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic fuar, from Old Irish úar, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

fuaraich (Scottish Gaelic): chill, cool

Definitions

  1. chill, cool

Ancestry of “fuaraich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfuarcold, chilly, bleak, frigid, sober, stingy;...
2Old Irishúarcold; hour, time, occasion
3Latinhōra—
4Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
5Proto-Hellenic*worā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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