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Where does “iarann” come from?

iarann (Irish) comes from Old Irish íarn, from Proto-Celtic īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

iarann (Irish): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “iarann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishíarniron
2Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “iarann”

  • meániarann
  • iarnmhian
  • iarnchloch
  • amhiarann
  • iarn-
  • iarnúil
  • iarnra
  • iarnálaí
  • iarnchló
  • iarnóir
  • iarndóid
  • iarnród
  • iarnmhangaire
  • iarnáil
  • iarnphirít
  • iarncheantar
  • iarnaigh
  • iarnchoincréit
  • iarnbhreac
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