Where does “gnìomhair” come from?

gnìomhair (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic air, from Old Irish for, from Proto-Celtic *uɸer, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

gnìomhair (Scottish Gaelic): verb

Definitions

  1. verb

Ancestry of “gnìomhair”, step by step

gnìomhair traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic air

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicairon, upon; of, concerning; for, on account of
2Old Irishforyour; you; For quotations using this term, see...
3Proto-Celtic*uɸeron, over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Scottish Gaelic gnìomh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgnìomhact, action, deed; task; pile, stack up
2Old Irishgnímverbal noun of gníid: doing, making; act, action,...
3Proto-Celticgnīmusdoing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “gnìomhair”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →