Where does “aa” come from?

aa (Manx) comes from Old Irish óa, from Old Irish ó, from Proto-Celtic *au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

aa (Manx): comparative degree of aeg

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of aeg

Ancestry of “aa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishóaliver
2Old Irishófrom, of; by; since, after
3Proto-Celtic*auaway from
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “aa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Celtic *au →