Where does “uair” come from?

uair (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish úar, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

uair (Scottish Gaelic): hour; o'clock; time

Definitions

  1. hour; o'clock; time

Ancestry of “uair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishúarcold; hour, time, occasion
2Latinhōrahour
3Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
4Proto-Hellenic*worā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “uair”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →