Where does “nàire” come from?

nàire (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish náire, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

nàire (Scottish Gaelic): shame, disgrace, ignominy; bashfulness, modesty

Definitions

  1. shame, disgrace, ignominy; bashfulness, modesty

Ancestry of “nàire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishnáireshamefacedness, bashfulness, diffidence,...
2Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
3Old Irishlánfull
4Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “nàire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Old Irish -e →