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Where does “tiarnas” come from?

tiarnas (Irish) comes from Old Irish tigernas, 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.

tiarnas (Irish): lordship, rule; dominion, domain

Definitions

  1. lordship, rule; dominion, domain

Ancestry of “tiarnas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtigernas—
2Old Irishtigerna—
3Old Irishtigernaelord
4Old Irishtigern—
5Proto-Celtictigernoslord, ruler
6Proto-Celtic-īnosOf or pertaining to; -ine
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “tiarnas”

  • ardtiarnas
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