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.

ир (Ossetian): Ossetians, the Ossetian nation; the speakers of...

Definitions

  1. Ossetians, the Ossetian nation; the speakers of...

Ancestry of “ир”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianwiHráhman
2Proto-Indo-IranianwiHrásman
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “ир”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wiHrás →