Where does “Yernisheyr” come from?

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

Yernisheyr (Manx): Irish-speaker

Definitions

  1. Irish-speaker

Ancestry of “Yernisheyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ManxYernishthe Irish language
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 →