Where does “piuthar-chèile” come from?

piuthar-chèile (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic piuthar, from Old Irish fiur, from Proto-Celtic swesūr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

piuthar-chèile (Scottish Gaelic): sister-in-law

Definitions

  1. sister-in-law

Ancestry of “piuthar-chèile”, step by step

piuthar-chèile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic piuthar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicpiutharsister, female sibling
2Old IrishfiurLenited form of siur
3Proto-Celticswesūrsister
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Scottish Gaelic cèile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccèilespouse, husband, wife; counterpart, fellow;...
2Old Irishcéileservant, bondsman, subject; liege, vassal, the...
3Old Irish-ide—
4Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swésōr →