Where does “iirintää” come from?

iirintää (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.

iirintää (Finnish): To translate into Irish

Definitions

  1. To translate into Irish

Ancestry of “iirintää”, step by step

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