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Where does “túsca” come from?

túsca (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish toísech, from Primitive Irish ᚈᚑᚃᚔᚄᚐᚉᚔ, from Proto-Celtic towissākos, from Proto-Celtic *towissus, from Proto-Celtic wissus, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtus, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “túsca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtoísechleader, chief; first-mentioned thing or person;...
2Primitive Irishᚈᚑᚃᚔᚄᚐᚉᚔ—
3Proto-Celtictowissākoschief, primary, first
4Proto-Celtic*towissus—
5Proto-Celticwissusact of discovering, finding out; knowledge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “túsca”

  • túisce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →