Where does “iiri” come from?
iiri (Finnish) comes from Swedish iriska, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.
iiri (Finnish): The Irish language
Ancestry of “iiri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | iriska | Irish; language spoken on the island of Ireland |
| 2 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 3 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |
Words derived from “iiri”