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Where does “fosta” come from?

fosta (Irish) comes from Irish fós, from Old Irish ḟoss, from Proto-Celtic *uɸostos.

fosta (Irish): steady, steadfast; also

Definitions

  1. steady, steadfast; also

Ancestry of “fosta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfósyet; still
2Old Irishḟoss—
3Proto-Celtic*uɸostos—

Words derived from “fosta”

  • fostacht
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