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Where does “fír” come from?

fír (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic wīros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

fír (Old Irish): true; truth

Definitions

  1. true; truth

Ancestry of “fír”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwīrostrue
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “fír”

  • fíorchneas
  • fíor-
  • fíordheimhneacht
  • fíorúil
  • ainfhírinne
  • ainfhíor
  • fíor
  • buanfhírinne
  • fírinne
  • neamhfhírinne
  • ainbhfíor
  • fìor
  • ain-fhìor
  • fírinne
  • firriney
  • firrinagh
  • firrin
  • neufirrinagh
  • neufirrinid
  • neufirrinys
  • firrinys
  • neufeer
  • neufeerid
  • feer
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