Where does “íaru” come from?

íaru (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic wiweros, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

íaru (Old Irish): squirrel, stoat

Definitions

  1. squirrel, stoat

Ancestry of “íaru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwiwerossquirrel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “íaru”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiweros →