Where does “foraosta” come from?

foraosta (Irish) comes from Irish for-, from Proto-Celtic uɸor-, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

foraosta (Irish): very old

Definitions

  1. very old

Ancestry of “foraosta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfor-over, superior, super-; outer, external; great,...
2Proto-Celticuɸor-over, super-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →