Where does “Ειρήνη” come from?

Ειρήνη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη, from Ancient Greek εἰρήνη, from Ancient Greek εἴρω, from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

Ειρήνη (Greek): peace, tranquility, harmony

Definitions

  1. peace, tranquility, harmony

Ancestry of “Ειρήνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΕἰρήνηpeace
2Ancient Greekεἰρήνηpeace
3Ancient GreekεἴρωI tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;...
4Proto-Hellenicwéřřōto say, to tell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéryetito be saying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

Words derived from “Ειρήνη”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō →