Where does “ortsa” come from?
ortsa (Irish) comes from Irish ort, from Old Irish fort, from Old Irish for, from Proto-Celtic *uɸer, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
ortsa (Irish): second-person singular emphatic of ar
Definitions
- second-person singular emphatic of ar
Ancestry of “ortsa”, step by step
ortsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish ort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | ort | second-person singular of ar: on you sg; on you |
| 2 | Old Irish | fort | second-person singular of for |
| 3 | Old Irish | for | your; you; For quotations using this term, see... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸer | on, over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Irish sá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | sá | verbal noun of sáigh; stake; analytic present... |