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Where does “àm” come from?
àm (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish amm, from Proto-Celtic *ammen-.
àm
(Scottish Gaelic): time
Definitions
time
Ancestry of “àm”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Irish
amm
point of time
2
Proto-Celtic
*ammen-
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Words derived from “àm”
co-amail
eadar-àm
àmail
ceann-ama
amanta
ama
eas-amail
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