Where does “iora” come from?

iora (Irish) comes from Old Irish íaru, from Proto-Celtic wiweros, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

iora (Irish): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “iora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishíarusquirrel, stoat
2Proto-Celticwiwerossquirrel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiweros →