Where does “fírinne” come from?

fírinne (Irish) comes from Old Irish fírinne, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fírinne (Irish): truth

Definitions

  1. truth

Ancestry of “fírinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfírinnejustice, righteousness; truth
2Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
3Old Irishlánfull
4Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fírinne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Old Irish -e →
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