Where does “tromhamsa” come from?

tromhamsa (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic tromham, from Scottish Gaelic tro, from Old Irish tremi, from Old Irish tre, from Proto-Celtic trimo-, from Proto-Celtic *trei, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

tromhamsa (Scottish Gaelic): through me

Definitions

  1. through me

Ancestry of “tromhamsa”, step by step

tromhamsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic tromham

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictromhamthrough me
2Scottish Gaelictrothrough
3Old Irishtremi—
4Old Irishtrethrough
5Proto-Celtictrimo-—
6Proto-Celtic*treithrough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

via Scottish Gaelic sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsain the
2Middle Irishisind—
3Old Irishisind—
4Proto-Celticin sindū—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *trei →Every word from Proto-Celtic trimo- →