Where does “fodhasan” come from?

fodhasan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic fodha, from Old Irish fo, from Proto-Celtic uɸo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

fodhasan (Scottish Gaelic): under him, below him; under it, below it

Definitions

  1. under him, below him; under it, below it

Ancestry of “fodhasan”, step by step

fodhasan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic fodha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfodhaunderneath, sunken; under him, below him; under...
2Old Irishfounder, beneath; towards; through, throughout
3Proto-Celticuɸounder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Scottish Gaelic san

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsanin the
2Middle Irishisind—
3Old Irishisind—
4Proto-Celticin sindū—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Celtic uɸo →