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
- across, athwart, cross; cross-, transverse;...
Ancestry of “trasna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | tarsna | crosspiece; across |
| 2 | Old Irish | tarsno | crosspiece |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | taras | across |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |
Words derived from “trasna”