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

Definitions

  1. The Irish language

Ancestry of “iiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishiriskaIrish; language spoken on the island of Ireland
2Old IrishÉriuIreland
3Primitive Irish*Īweriū—
4Proto-CelticΦīweryū—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “iiri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon- →Every word from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū →
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