Where does “Ēpīrus” come from?

Ēpīrus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ἤπειρος, from Proto-Hellenic ā́peřřos, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₂per-.

Ancestry of “Ēpīrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἬπειροςEpirus; mainland
2Proto-Hellenicā́peřřos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₂per-—

Words derived from “Ēpīrus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₂per- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ā́peřřos →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἤπειρος →