Where does “Éireannach” come from?

Éireannach (Irish) comes from Old Irish Érennach, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

Éireannach (Irish): Irish; An Irish person, male or female

Definitions

  1. Irish; An Irish person, male or female

Ancestry of “Éireannach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishÉrennachIrish
2Old IrishÉriuIreland
3Primitive Irish*Īweriū—
4Proto-CelticΦīweryū—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “Éireannach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon- →Every word from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū →