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Where does “fírinne” come from?

fírinne (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fírinne (Old Irish): justice, righteousness; truth

Definitions

  1. justice, righteousness; truth

Ancestry of “fírinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
2Old Irishlánfull
3Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fírinne”

  • ainfhírinne
  • fírinne
  • neamhfhírinne
  • buanfhírinne
  • neufirrinagh
  • neufirrinid
  • firriney
  • neufirrinys
  • firrinagh
  • firrinys
  • firrin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →