Where does “tharamsa” come from?

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

tharamsa (Scottish Gaelic): over me; beyond me

Definitions

  1. over me; beyond me

Ancestry of “tharamsa”, step by step

tharamsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic tharam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictharamover me; beyond me
2Scottish Gaelictharover, across; beyond
3Old Irishtarover, across
4Old Irishanominative/accusative singular neuter of in; that...
5Proto-Celtic*āO (vocative particle)
6Proto-Indo-Europeanōoh, ah

via Scottish Gaelic sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsain the
2Middle Irishisind—
3Old Irishisind—
4Proto-Celticin sindū—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ō →Every word from Proto-Celtic *ā →Every word from Old Irish a →