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-
Ancestry of “tar-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | tar | over, across |
| 2 | Old Irish | a | nominative/accusative singular neuter of in; that... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *ā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ō | oh, ah |
Words derived from “tar-”