Where does “tír” come from?
tír (Irish) comes from Old Irish tír, from Proto-Celtic tīros, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
tír (Irish): land, country
Ancestry of “tír”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | tír | land, country, territory, ground |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | tīros | dry land |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |