Where does “iolair” come from?

iolair (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish ilar, from Old Irish irar, from Proto-Celtic eriros, from Proto-Indo-European h₃érō — eagle.

iolair (Scottish Gaelic): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “iolair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishilareagle
2Old Irishirareagle
3Proto-Celticeriroseagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃érōeagle

Words derived from “iolair”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃érō →Every word from Proto-Celtic eriros →Every word from Old Irish irar →