Where does “iriska” come from?
iriska (Swedish) comes from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.
iriska (Swedish): Irish; language spoken on the island of Ireland
Definitions
- Irish; language spoken on the island of Ireland
Ancestry of “iriska”, step by step
iriska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish Ériu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 2 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |