Where does “feoras” come from?
feoras (Irish) comes from Anglo-Norman Piers, from Latin Petrus, from Indonesian penembak, from Indonesian tembak, from Malay tembak, from Malay timbak, from Proto-Malayic timbak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ti(m)bak.
feoras (Irish): spindle
Definitions
- spindle
Ancestry of “feoras”, step by step
feoras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Anglo-Norman Piers
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | Piers | — |
| 2 | Latin | Petrus | Peter |
| 3 | Indonesian | penembak | shooter |
| 4 | Indonesian | tembak | to shoot to fire a shot |
| 5 | Malay | tembak | to shoot |
| 6 | Malay | timbak | Obsolete form of tembak |
| 7 | Proto-Malayic | timbak | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ti(m)bak | — |
via Old Irish feorus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | feorus | — |