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Where does “Éireannachas” come from?

Éireannachas (Irish) comes from Irish Éireannach, 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.

Éireannachas (Irish): Irish characteristic

Definitions

  1. Irish characteristic

Ancestry of “Éireannachas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishÉireannachIrish; An Irish person, male or female
2Old IrishÉrennachIrish
3Old IrishÉriuIreland
4Primitive Irish*Īweriū—
5Proto-CelticΦīweryū—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
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