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Where does “ìm” come from?

ìm (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Sanskrit हिम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰimás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰimás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

ìm (Scottish Gaelic): butter

Definitions

  1. butter

Ancestry of “ìm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहिमcold, frost; the cold season, winter; frost,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰimás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰimáscold, frost; winter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
5Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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