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Where does “íarn” come from?

íarn (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

íarn (Old Irish): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “íarn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “íarn”

  • meániarann
  • iarnmhian
  • iarnchloch
  • amhiarann
  • iarann
  • iarn-
  • iarnra
  • iarnúil
  • iarnaí
  • iarnaíocht
  • iarnálaí
  • iarnchló
  • iarnóir
  • iarndóid
  • iarnród
  • iarnmhangaire
  • iarnáil
  • iarnphirít
  • iarncheantar
  • iarnaigh
  • iarnchoincréit
  • iarnbhreac
  • iarann
  • íarnaide
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