Where does “-a” come from?
-a (Welsh) comes from Welsh -af, from Middle Welsh -haf, from Proto-Brythonic -haβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *-isamos — forms superlative adjectives.
-a (Welsh): verb suffix for the third-person singular present...
Definitions
- verb suffix for the third-person singular present...
Ancestry of “-a”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Welsh | -af | verb suffix for the first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | -haf | used to form the superlative of an adjective |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | -haβ̃ | Forms the superlative of an adjective |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *-isamos | forms superlative adjectives |