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Where does “saorsa o pheanas” come from?

saorsa o pheanas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic saorsa, from Old Irish saírse, from Old Irish sáer, from Proto-Celtic saɸiros, from Proto-Indo-European sapiros, from Proto-Indo-European sap- — skill; to taste; to try; to research.

saorsa o pheanas (Scottish Gaelic): impunity

Definitions

  1. impunity

Ancestry of “saorsa o pheanas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsaorsafreedom; salvation, redemption; liberty
2Old Irishsaírsecraftsmanship
3Old Irishsáercraftsman; Alternative form of sóer
4Proto-Celticsaɸiroscraftsman
5Proto-Indo-Europeansapiros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansap-skill; to taste; to try; to research
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