Where does “tírdhreach” come from?

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

tírdhreach (Irish): landscape

Definitions

  1. landscape

Ancestry of “tírdhreach”, step by step

tírdhreach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish tír

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtírland, country
2Old Irishtírland, country, territory, ground
3Proto-Celtictīrosdry land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Irish dreach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdreachfacial appearance; look, expression; aspect;...
2Old Irishdrechface, countenance; front; surface
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tīros →Every word from Old Irish tír →