Where does “eira” come from?
eira (Galician) comes from Old Occitan eira, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
eira (Galician): threshing floor
Ancestry of “eira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | eira | — |
| 2 | Latin | ārea | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |