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Where does “tiarna” come from?

tiarna (Irish) comes from Old Irish tigerna, from Old Irish tigernae, from Old Irish tigern, from Proto-Celtic tigernos, from Proto-Celtic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

tiarna (Irish): lord

Definitions

  1. lord

Ancestry of “tiarna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtigerna—
2Old Irishtigernaelord
3Old Irishtigern—
4Proto-Celtictigernoslord, ruler
5Proto-Celtic-īnosOf or pertaining to; -ine
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “tiarna”

  • Tierney
  • aintiarna
  • meántiarna
  • Ó Tiarnaigh
  • aintiarnúil
  • fothiarna
  • aintiarnas
  • tiarnaigh
  • ardtiarna
  • bantiarna
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