Where does “Īrija” come from?

Īrija (Latvian) comes from Latvian īrs, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

Īrija (Latvian): Ireland

Definitions

  1. Ireland

Ancestry of “Īrija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianīrsan Irishman; Irish, pertaining to Ireland and its...
2Old IrishÉriuIreland
3Primitive Irish*Īweriū—
4Proto-CelticΦīweryū—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon- →Every word from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū →