Where does “tosaigh” come from?
tosaigh (Irish) comes from Irish tosach, from Old Irish tosach, from Proto-Celtic towissākos, from Proto-Celtic *towissus, from Proto-Celtic wissus, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtus, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
tosaigh (Irish): begin, commence; start, initiate; inflection of...
Definitions
- begin, commence; start, initiate; inflection of...
Ancestry of “tosaigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | tosach | beginning; front; sole |
| 2 | Old Irish | tosach | beginning |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | towissākos | chief, primary, first |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *towissus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | wissus | act of discovering, finding out; knowledge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |