Where does “Irina” come from?

Irina (Romanian) comes from Russian Ири́на, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη, from Ancient Greek εἰρήνη, from Ancient Greek εἴρω, from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

Ancestry of “Irina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianИри́наIrene
2Ancient GreekΕἰρήνηpeace
3Ancient Greekεἰρήνηpeace
4Ancient GreekεἴρωI tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;...
5Proto-Hellenicwéřřōto say, to tell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéryetito be saying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

Words derived from “Irina

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéryetiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō
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