Where does “Ullans” come from?

Ullans (Scots) comes from English Ulster, from Old Norse Uladztir, from Old Irish tír, from Proto-Celtic tīros, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

Ullans (Scots): Ullans variety of Scots language

Definitions

  1. Ullans variety of Scots language

Ancestry of “Ullans”, step by step

Ullans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ulster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUlsterAlternative form of ulster
2Old NorseUladztirUlster
3Old Irishtírland, country, territory, ground
4Proto-Celtictīrosdry land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Scots Lallans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsLallansThe Scots language traditionally spoken in Lowland Scotland, a Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Old English
2Scotslawlandslowlands, in particular the Scottish lowlands
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tīros →Every word from Old Irish tír →