Where does “iarnród” come from?

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

iarnród (Irish): railroad, railway

Definitions

  1. railroad, railway

Ancestry of “iarnród”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishiarn-iron-, ferro-
2Irishiaranniron
3Old Irishíarniron
4Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic īsarnom →Every word from Old Irish íarn →