Where does “tíre” come from?
tíre (Irish) comes from Irish tír, from Old Irish tír, from Proto-Celtic tīros, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
tíre (Irish): genitive singular of tír
Ancestry of “tíre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | tír | land, country |
| 2 | Old Irish | tír | land, country, territory, ground |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | tīros | dry land |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |