Where does “irlanninsetteri” come from?

irlanninsetteri (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.

irlanninsetteri (Finnish): Irish Setter

Definitions

  1. Irish Setter

Ancestry of “irlanninsetteri”, step by step

irlanninsetteri 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 setteri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsetterisetter
2EnglishsetterOne who sets something, especially a typesetter;...
3Middle Englishsettere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon-Every word from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū