Where does “iad” come from?

iad (Irish) comes from Middle Irish íat, from Old Irish é, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

iad (Irish): they, them

Definitions

  1. they, them

Ancestry of “iad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishíatthey, them
2Old Irishéhe; it; they
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from Old Irish é →