Where does “iarnaí” come from?

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

iarnaí (Irish): iron; iron-hard; plural of iarann

Definitions

  1. iron; iron-hard; plural of iarann

Ancestry of “iarnaí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishíarnaide—
2Old Irishíarniron
3Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “iarnaí”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic īsarnom →Every word from Old Irish íarn →