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Where does “tir” come from?

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

tir (Proto-Brythonic): land

Definitions

  1. land

Ancestry of “tir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tir”

  • rhandir
  • tir
  • mor-filltiroedd
  • môr-filltir
  • milltir
  • tiroedd
  • tir
  • tir
  • tir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →