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Where does “wiros” come from?

wiros (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

wiros (Proto-Celtic): true

Definitions

  1. true

Ancestry of “wiros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “wiros”

  • fíorchneas
  • fíor-
  • fíordheimhneacht
  • cóir
  • fíorúil
  • ainfhírinne
  • ainfhíor
  • fíor
  • buanfhírinne
  • fírinne
  • neamhfhírinne
  • ainbhfíor
  • fìor
  • ain-fhìor
  • anghywir
  • cywir
  • gwir
  • fírinne
  • fír
  • firriney
  • firrinagh
  • firrin
  • neufirrinagh
  • neufirrinid
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