Where does “tara” come from?

tara (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish tar, from Old Irish a, from Proto-Celtic *ā, from Proto-Indo-European ō — oh, ah.

tara (Old Irish): over/across his/her/its/their

Definitions

  1. over/across his/her/its/their

Ancestry of “tara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtarover, across
2Old Irishanominative/accusative singular neuter of in; that...
3Proto-Celtic*āO (vocative particle)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōoh, ah
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ō →Every word from Proto-Celtic *ā →Every word from Old Irish a →
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