Re: Accepted cognates of Arya?

From: indravayu
Message: 12271
Date: 2002-02-04

> What are some of the accepted IE cognates of Arya and Ariia?
>
> Are Eire, Ehre and Aristos accepted? Any others?

Irish Eire is not cognate with arya - it comes from a Proto-Irish
*Iueriu (evidenced by its Welsh cognate Iwerddon, derived from the
genitive form of *Iueriu, *Iuerionas), ultimately from PIE *pi-wer-
"fat fertile".

- Chris Gwinn