Where does “a Dhia” come from?

a Dhia (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic dia, from Old Irish día, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

a Dhia (Scottish Gaelic): oh God! oh my God!

Definitions

  1. oh God! oh my God!

Ancestry of “a Dhia”, step by step

a Dhia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic dia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdiagod, deity
2Old Irishdíaday; god
3Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Scottish Gaelic a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicahis; her; its
2Old Irishanominative/accusative singular neuter of in; that...
3Proto-Celtic*āO (vocative particle)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōoh, ah
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →
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