Reconstruction:Primitive Irish/ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ

This Primitive Irish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Primitive Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wiros, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Cognates include Latin vir, Sanskrit वीर (vīrá) and Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂 (wair).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwirah/

Noun

*ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ (*viras) m

1. man

Descendants

• Old Irish: fer
  • Middle Irish: fer
    • Irish: fear
    • Manx: fer
    • Scottish Gaelic: fear