Where does “iolraí” come from?
iolraí (Irish) comes from Irish iolra, from Irish -ra, from Old Irish -rad, from Proto-Celtic *-retom, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.
iolraí (Irish): multiple
Ancestry of “iolraí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | iolra | abundance, excess, plurality; plural |
| 2 | Irish | -ra | -ry, -y |
| 3 | Old Irish | -rad | Forms collective nouns from nouns or adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *-retom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |