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*āO (vocative particle)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōoh, ah

Words derived from “thar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ō →Every word from Proto-Celtic *ā →Every word from Old Irish a →