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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

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