Where does “asa” come from?

asa (Irish) comes from Irish as, from Old Irish a, from Proto-Celtic *ā, from Proto-Indo-European ō — oh, ah.

asa (Irish): inflection of as: ## genitive singular ##...

Definitions

  1. inflection of as: ## genitive singular ##...

Ancestry of “asa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishasout of; from; off
2Old Irishanominative/accusative singular neuter of in; that...
3Proto-CelticO (vocative particle)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōoh, ah
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōEvery word from Proto-Celtic Every word from Old Irish a