Where does “Fortriu” come from?
Fortriu (English) comes from Pictish ᚒᚓᚏᚈᚒᚏᚔᚑ, from Proto-Celtic wertyā, from Proto-Indo-European Hwer- — to cover, close.
Ancestry of “Fortriu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pictish | ᚒᚓᚏᚈᚒᚏᚔᚑ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | wertyā | mound |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hwer- | to cover, close |