Where does “ειρήνη” come from?

ειρήνη (Greek) comes 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; peaceful nonviolent...

Definitions

  1. peace, tranquility, harmony; peaceful nonviolent...

Ancestry of “ειρήνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἰρήνηpeace
2Ancient GreekεἴρωI tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;...
3Proto-Hellenicwéřřōto say, to tell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéryetito be saying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō →