Where does “a” come from?
a (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish a, from Proto-Celtic *ā, from Proto-Indo-European ō — oh, ah.
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Ancestry of “a”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | a | nominative/accusative singular neuter of in; that... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *ā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ō | oh, ah |