Where does “à” come from?

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

à (Scottish Gaelic): from

Definitions

  1. from

Ancestry of “à”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishanominative/accusative singular neuter of in; that...
2Proto-Celtic*āO (vocative particle)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanōoh, ah

Words derived from “à”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ō →Every word from Proto-Celtic *ā →Every word from Old Irish a →