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Where does “di” come from?

di (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic dī, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

di (Old Irish): third-person singular feminine of di: from her;...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular feminine of di: from her;...

Ancestry of “di”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdī—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “di”

  • dith
  • dhithse
  • dhith
  • neuyeeagh
  • neuyeeaghtagh
  • jeeaghtagh
  • jeeaght
  • yl-jeeagh
  • yl-jeeaghys
  • jee
  • jeeish
  • neuyeeys
  • ben jee
  • j'ee
  • j'eeish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →