Where does “oirre” come from?

oirre (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic air, from Old Irish for, from Proto-Celtic *uɸer, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

oirre (Scottish Gaelic): on her; on it

Definitions

  1. on her; on it

Ancestry of “oirre”, step by step

oirre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic air

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicairon, upon; of, concerning; for, on account of
2Old Irishforyour; you; For quotations using this term, see...
3Proto-Celtic*uɸeron, over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Scottish Gaelic i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicishe; her; it
2Old Irishsíshe; it; Alternative spelling of síi
3Proto-Celticsīshe
4Proto-Indo-Europeansih₂she
5Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “oirre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →