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Where does “tír” come from?

tír (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic tīros, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tír (Old Irish): land, country, territory, ground

Definitions

  1. land, country, territory, ground

Ancestry of “tír”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictīrosdry land
2Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “tír”

  • bitíreolaíocht
  • tíreolaíocht
  • tír
  • tíor
  • ísiltír
  • tírghrá
  • tírghráthóir
  • tíre
  • Ísiltír
  • Ísiltíris
  • mórthír
  • alltathír
  • eilthireachd
  • àrd-thìreach
  • àrd-thìr
  • eilthireach
  • tìr
  • tíraid
  • yl-çheeragh
  • yl-çheeraghys
  • çheer
  • mooarheeragh
  • co-heeragh
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