Where does “iarr” come from?

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

iarr (Scottish Gaelic): want; ask, request, demand; seek, search, look...

Definitions

  1. want; ask, request, demand; seek, search, look...

Ancestry of “iarr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishíarraid—
2Old Irishíarafter; according to
3Proto-Celtic*eɸirombehind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Celtic *eɸirom →