Where does “féithchiúin” come from?

féithchiúin (Irish) comes from Irish féith, from Old Irish féith, from Maori wētā, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

féithchiúin (Irish): calm, still, unruffled

Definitions

  1. calm, still, unruffled

Ancestry of “féithchiúin”, step by step

féithchiúin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish féith

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishféithsinew; muscle; vein; soft seam in bogland, swampy...
2Old Irishféithfibre
3Maoriwētāweta
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Irish ciúin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishciúinquiet, silent, still, tranquil, peaceful
2Old Irishciúincalm, quiet; gentle, mild; soft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Maori wētā →Every word from Old Irish féith →