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Where does “tá” come from?

tá (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic tāti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

tá (Old Irish): unattested by itself; takes various preverbs to...

Definitions

  1. unattested by itself; takes various preverbs to...

Ancestry of “tá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictātito stand; to be
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →