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Where does “irtások” come from?

irtások (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian irtás, from Hungarian írt, from Hungarian ír, from German Ire, from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar — fat, milk.

irtások (Hungarian): nominative plural of irtás

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of irtás

Ancestry of “irtások”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianirtásmassacre, slaughter, butchery; clearing
2Hungarianírtthird-person singular indicative past indefinite...
3Hungarianírto write; to burn; Irish
4GermanIreIrishman
5EnglishIrishThe Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also...
6Middle EnglishIrisce—
7Old EnglishĪrasIrishmen
8Old NorseÍrarIrishmen
9Old IrishÉriuIreland
10Primitive Irish*Īweriū—
11Proto-CelticΦīweryū—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-—
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
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