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Where does “tar-” come from?

tar- (Irish) comes from Old Irish tar, from Old Irish a, from Proto-Celtic *ā, from Proto-Indo-European ō — oh, ah.

tar- (Irish): trans-, over-

Definitions

  1. trans-, over-

Ancestry of “tar-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtarover, across
2Old Irishanominative/accusative singular neuter of in; that...
3Proto-Celtic*ā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōoh, ah

Words derived from “tar-”

  • tarchuir
  • tarchuradóir
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