Where does “-írna” come from?
-írna (Czech) comes from Hungarian ír, from German Ire, from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū — fat, milk.
-írna (Czech): Used to create nouns from verbs. Resulting term...
Definitions
- Used to create nouns from verbs. Resulting term...
Ancestry of “-írna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | ír | to write; to burn; Irish |
| 2 | German | Ire | Irishman |
| 3 | English | Irish | The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also... |
| 4 | Middle English | Irisce | — |
| 5 | Old English | Īras | Irishmen |
| 6 | Old Norse | Írar | Irishmen |
| 7 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 8 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |
Words derived from “-írna”