Where does “tharla” come from?

tharla (Irish) comes from Old Irish do·rala, from Proto-Celtic layo-, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- — soft, calm; lazy, slow.

tharla (Irish): past indicative analytic of tarlaigh

Definitions

  1. past indicative analytic of tarlaigh

Ancestry of “tharla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdo·rala
2Proto-Celticlayo-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-soft, calm; lazy, slow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁-Every word from Proto-Celtic layo-Every word from Old Irish do·rala
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