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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

  1. second-person singular emphatic of ar

Ancestry of “ortsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishortsecond-person singular of ar: on you sg; on you
2Old Irishfortsecond-person singular of for
3Old Irishforyour; you; For quotations using this term, see...
4Proto-Celtic*uɸer—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →