Where does “umaibhse” come from?
umaibhse (Irish) comes from Irish umaibh, from Irish um, from Old Irish imb, from Old Irish sín, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
umaibhse (Irish): second-person plural emphatic of um
Definitions
- second-person plural emphatic of um
Ancestry of “umaibhse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | umaibh | second-person plural of um |
| 2 | Irish | um | about; at |
| 3 | Old Irish | imb | butter; around |
| 4 | Old Irish | sín | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | sindos | this |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗm | one |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |