Where does “iúr” come from?
iúr (Irish) comes from Old Irish ibar, from Proto-Celtic eburos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ebʰros — yew.
iúr (Irish): yew
Ancestry of “iúr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | ibar | yew |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | eburos | yew |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ebʰros | yew |