Where does “saa” come from?

saa (Manx) comes from Manx s’, from Old Irish ís, from Proto-Celtic ɸīssu, from Proto-Indo-European pedsú, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

saa (Manx): superlative degree of aeg

Definitions

  1. superlative degree of aeg

Ancestry of “saa”, step by step

saa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manx s’

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxs’—
2Old Irishísunder, below, beneath
3Proto-Celticɸīssuunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpedsú—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Manx aa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxaacomparative degree of aeg
2Old Irishóaliver
3Old Irishófrom, of; by; since, after
4Proto-Celtic*auaway from
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →