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Where does “īrs” come from?

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

īrs (Latvian): an Irishman; Irish, pertaining to Ireland and its...

Definitions

  1. an Irishman; Irish, pertaining to Ireland and its...

Ancestry of “īrs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishÉriuIreland
2Primitive Irish*Īweriū—
3Proto-CelticΦīweryū—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “īrs”

  • īrisks
  • īriete
  • Īrija
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