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Where does “Ériu” come from?

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

Ériu (Old Irish): Ireland

Definitions

  1. Ireland

Ancestry of “Ériu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Ériu”

  • Irish
  • Ireland
  • Eire
  • Irelander
  • irlandese
  • Irlanda
  • angloirlandese
  • nordirlandese
  • Irlande
  • Ire
  • irlandês
  • irlandez
  • Irlanda
  • irlanninsetteri
  • Irlanti
  • irlantilainen
  • Pohjois-Irlanti
  • irlanninsusikoira
  • iiri
  • irlantilaisuus
  • iirintää
  • Ejro
  • アイルランド
  • iriska
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