Where does “Pentir” come from?

Pentir (Welsh) comes from Welsh tir, from Old Welsh tir, from Proto-Brythonic tir, from Proto-Celtic tīros, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

Pentir (Welsh): OS grid ref SH5767

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SH5767

Ancestry of “Pentir”, step by step

Pentir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh tir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtirland
2Old Welshtirland
3Proto-Brythonictirland
4Proto-Celtictīrosdry land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Welsh pen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpenhead; chief; top, apex
2Proto-Brythonicpennhead
3Proto-Celtickʷennomhead

Words derived from “Pentir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →
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