Where does “iar” come from?

iar (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish íar, from Proto-Celtic *eɸirom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

iar (Scottish Gaelic): west

Definitions

  1. west

Ancestry of “iar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishíarafter; according to
2Proto-Celtic*eɸirombehind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

Words derived from “iar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Celtic *eɸirom →
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