Where does “Keira” come from?
Keira (English) comes from Irish ciar, from Old Irish cíar, from Proto-Indo-European ḱēy(w)-.
Ancestry of “Keira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | ciar | swarthy, dark |
| 2 | Old Irish | cíar | dark |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱēy(w)- | — |