Where does “túsú” come from?
túsú (Irish) comes from Irish túsaigh, from Irish tús, from Old Irish tús, from Proto-Celtic *towissus, from Proto-Celtic wissus, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtus, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
Ancestry of “túsú”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | túsaigh | to start, begin, initialize |
| 2 | Irish | tús | beginning; forward, leading, position;... |
| 3 | Old Irish | tús | beginning; forefront |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *towissus | act of leading, beginning |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | wissus | act of discovering, finding out; knowledge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |