Where does “galar” come from?

galar (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish galar, from Proto-Celtic galarom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelH-ro-.

galar (Scottish Gaelic): disease, sickness, ailment, disorder

Definitions

  1. disease, sickness, ailment, disorder

Ancestry of “galar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgalar—
2Proto-Celticgalaroma distressing or painful condition, such as
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰelH-ro-—

Words derived from “galar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelH-ro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic galarom →Every word from Old Irish galar →