Where does “ир” come from?
ир (Ossetian) comes from Proto-Iranian wiHráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wiHrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
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Ancestry of “ир”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Iranian | wiHráh | man |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wiHrás | man |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |