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Where does “a” come from?

a (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁óh₃s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁óh₃-s ~ h₁éh₃-s.

a (Old Irish): Alternative form of a; mouth

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of a; mouth

Ancestry of “a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁óh₃smouth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁óh₃-s ~ h₁éh₃-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁óh₃-s ~ h₁éh₃-s →