Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “irar” come from?

irar (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic eriros, from Proto-Indo-European h₃érō — eagle.

irar (Old Irish): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “irar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticeriroseagle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃érōeagle

Words derived from “irar”

  • iolar
  • iolair
  • iolair-bhuidhe
  • urley
  • urleydagh
  • ilar
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