Where does “tíor” come from?

tíor (Irish) comes from Old Irish tíraid, from Old Irish tír, from Proto-Celtic tīros, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tíor (Irish): dry up, parch; scorch, singe

Definitions

  1. dry up, parch; scorch, singe

Ancestry of “tíor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtíraiddries
2Old Irishtírland, country, territory, ground
3Proto-Celtictīrosdry land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tīros →Every word from Old Irish tír →
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