Where does “fíorchneas” come from?

fíorchneas (Irish) comes from Irish fíor-, from Irish fíor, from Old Irish fír, from Proto-Celtic wīros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

fíorchneas (Irish): true skin, dermis

Definitions

  1. true skin, dermis

Ancestry of “fíorchneas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfíor-real, true, genuine; noble
2Irishfíortrue; correct; real
3Old Irishfírtrue; truth
4Proto-Celticwīrostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic wīros →