Where does “Uladztir” come from?

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

Uladztir (Old Norse): Ulster

Definitions

  1. Ulster

Ancestry of “Uladztir”, step by step

Uladztir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish tír

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtírland, country, territory, ground
2Proto-Celtictīrosdry land
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Old Irish Ulaid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishUlaidUlster; Ulidians, Ulstermen

Words derived from “Uladztir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tīros →Every word from Old Irish tír →