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Where does “thar” come from?

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

thar (Irish): over; by, past; through; beyond

Definitions

  1. over; by, past; through; beyond

Ancestry of “thar”, 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 “thar”

  • thairis
  • thairis-sean
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