Where does “īriete” come from?

īriete (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.

īriete (Latvian): an Irishwoman, an Irish woman, a woman born in...

Definitions

  1. an Irishwoman, an Irish woman, a woman born in...

Ancestry of “īriete”, 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