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Where does “girsha” come from?

girsha (English) comes from Irish girseach, from Irish gearr, from Middle Irish gerr, from Proto-Celtic gerros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

girsha (English): A young girl

Definitions

  1. A young girl

Ancestry of “girsha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgirseachgirl; girlfriend
2Irishgearrshort; curt; deficient, inadequate
3Middle Irishgerrshort
4Proto-Celticgerros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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