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

Definitions

  1. land, country

Ancestry of “tír”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtírland, country, territory, ground
2Proto-Celtictīrosdry land
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “tír”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tīros →Every word from Old Irish tír →