Where does “sír” come from?

sír (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic sīros, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

sír (Old Irish): long; lasting

Definitions

  1. long; lasting

Ancestry of “sír”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticsīroslong
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-ró-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “sír”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Celtic sīros →
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