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Where does “trasna” come from?

trasna (Irish) comes from Middle Irish tarsna, from Old Irish tarsno, from Proto-Celtic taras, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

trasna (Irish): across, athwart, cross; cross-, transverse;...

Definitions

  1. across, athwart, cross; cross-, transverse;...

Ancestry of “trasna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishtarsnacrosspiece; across
2Old Irishtarsnocrosspiece
3Proto-Celtictarasacross
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “trasna”

  • trasnamhéadar
  • trasnamhéadracht
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