Where does “traa” come from?
traa (Manx) comes from Old Irish tráth, from Proto-Celtic trātu, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
traa (Manx): duration; time; period
Ancestry of “traa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | tráth | period of time, hour, point in time; day;... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | trātu | time, hour |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |
Words derived from “traa”