Where does “fa” come from?

fa (Manx) comes from Old Irish fáth, from Proto-Celtic wātus, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

fa (Manx): reason, cause

Definitions

  1. reason, cause

Ancestry of “fa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfáthcause, reason; motive, object; subject, matter
2Proto-Celticwātuspoetic inspiration
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wātus →Every word from Old Irish fáth →
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