Where does “iirinkielinen” come from?

iirinkielinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish iiri, 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.

iirinkielinen (Finnish): Irish Irish-speaking, Irish-language

Definitions

  1. Irish Irish-speaking, Irish-language

Ancestry of “iirinkielinen”, step by step

iirinkielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishiiriThe Irish language
2SwedishiriskaIrish; language spoken on the island of Ireland
3Old IrishÉriuIreland
4Primitive Irish*Īweriū—
5Proto-CelticΦīweryū—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon- →Every word from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū →