Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/taras

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂és (“through, across”). Cognate with Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥Hás (“through”).

Preposition

*taras

1. through, across

Related terms

• *trāns (“across”)
• *trei (“through”)

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *tra
  • Old Breton: tra
    • Breton: tra, dre
  • Middle Welsh: tra
    • Welsh: tra
• Old Irish: tar
  • Irish: thar
  • Manx: har, harrish
  • Scottish Gaelic: thar