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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

  1. time

Ancestry of “àm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishammpoint of time
2Proto-Celtic*ammen-—

Words derived from “àm”

  • eas-amail
  • eadar-àm
  • àmail
  • ama
Every word from Proto-Celtic *ammen- →