Where does “ιρλανδικός” come from?

ιρλανδικός (Greek) comes from Greek Ιρλανδία, from French Irlande, from English Ireland, from Middle English Irlond, from Old English Īrland, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu — fat, milk.

ιρλανδικός (Greek): Irish

Definitions

  1. Irish

Ancestry of “ιρλανδικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΙρλανδία—
2FrenchIrlande—
3EnglishIrelandOther places named Ireland
4Middle EnglishIrlond—
5Old EnglishĪrland—
6Old EnglishĪrasIrishmen
7Old NorseÍrarIrishmen
8Old IrishÉriuIreland
9Primitive Irish*Īweriū—
10Proto-CelticΦīweryū—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon- →Every word from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū →