Where does “tromhpasan” come from?

tromhpasan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic tromhpa, 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.

tromhpasan (Scottish Gaelic): through them

Definitions

  1. through them

Ancestry of “tromhpasan”, step by step

tromhpasan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic tromhpa

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

via Scottish Gaelic san

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsanin 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- →