Where does “alfa-gha” come from?

alfa-gha (Irish) comes from Irish gá, from Old Irish gath, from Proto-Celtic gaisos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰays-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

alfa-gha (Irish): alpha ray

Definitions

  1. alpha ray

Ancestry of “alfa-gha”, step by step

alfa-gha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish gá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgáneed, requirement
2Old Irishgathdart, spear, javelin; spear
3Proto-Celticgaisosspear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰays-pointed stick, spear; spear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Irish alfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishalfaalpha; esparto, halfa
2Ancient Greekἄλφαalpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
3Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
4Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-thousand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰays- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gaisos →