Where does “iar-mhìr” come from?
iar-mhìr (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic iar, from Old Irish íar, from Proto-Celtic *eɸirom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.
iar-mhìr (Scottish Gaelic): suffix
Ancestry of “iar-mhìr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | iar | west |
| 2 | Old Irish | íar | after; according to |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *eɸirom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |