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Where does “tosach” come from?

tosach (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic towissākos, from Proto-Celtic *towissus, from Proto-Celtic wissus, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtus, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

tosach (Old Irish): beginning

Definitions

  1. beginning

Ancestry of “tosach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictowissākoschief, primary, first
2Proto-Celtic*towissus—
3Proto-Celticwissusact of discovering, finding out; knowledge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “tosach”

  • lántosach
  • leatosach
  • tosach
  • tosaigh
  • urthosach
  • tòisich
  • ath-thòisich
  • tosaigid
  • toshiaght
  • aahoshee
  • toshee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →