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
- an Irishwoman, an Irish woman, a woman born in...
Ancestry of “īriete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | īrs | an Irishman; Irish, pertaining to Ireland and its... |
| 2 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 3 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |