Where does “tir” come from?

tir (Old Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic tir, from Proto-Celtic tīros, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tir (Old Welsh): land

Definitions

  1. land

Ancestry of “tir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonictirland
2Proto-Celtictīrosdry land
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “tir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tīros →Every word from Proto-Brythonic tir →