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Where does “ath-thruas” come from?

ath-thruas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ath, from Old Irish áth, from Proto-Celtic yātus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

ath-thruas (Scottish Gaelic): compassion

Definitions

  1. compassion

Ancestry of “ath-thruas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicathnext
2Old Irisháthford; open space or hollow between two objects
3Proto-Celticyātusford
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “ath-thruas”

  • ath-thruasach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →