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Where does “ó” come from?

ó (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

ó (Old Irish): from, of; by; since, after

Definitions

  1. from, of; by; since, after

Ancestry of “ó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*au—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →