Where does “leas-athair” come from?

leas-athair (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic athair, from Old Irish athair, from Proto-Celtic ɸatīr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

leas-athair (Scottish Gaelic): stepfather

Definitions

  1. stepfather

Ancestry of “leas-athair”, step by step

leas-athair traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic athair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicathairfather
2Old Irishathairfather
3Proto-Celticɸatīrfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Scottish Gaelic leas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicleasbenefit, advantage
2Old Irishlessbenefit, profit
3Proto-Celtic*lexstusbenefit, advantage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸatīr →