Where does “Eritre” come from?

Eritre (Turkish) comes from French Érythrée, from Latin Erythraea, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραία, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί, from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός, from Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrós.

Ancestry of “Eritre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchÉrythrée
2LatinErythraeathe territory of Erythrae, Beotia
3Ancient GreekἘρυθραίαErythraea or Eritrea
4Ancient GreekἘρυθραῖος
5Ancient GreekἘρυθραίErythrae; Ildırı, Turkey
6Ancient Greekἐρυθρόςreddish, red
7Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrósEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρόςEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί