Where does “Pohjois-Irlanti” come from?

Pohjois-Irlanti (Finnish) comes from Finnish Irlanti, from Swedish Irland, from Old Norse Írland, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon- — fat, milk.

Ancestry of “Pohjois-Irlanti”, step by step

Pohjois-Irlanti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Irlanti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishIrlantithe Irish language
2SwedishIrland
3Old NorseÍrland
4Old NorseÍrarIrishmen
5Old IrishÉriuIreland
6Primitive Irish*Īweriū
7Proto-CelticΦīweryū
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via Finnish pohjoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjoinennorth; northern
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon-Every word from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū