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Where does “bhuaithesan” come from?

bhuaithesan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic bhuaithe, from Scottish Gaelic bho, from Old Irish ó, from Proto-Celtic *au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

bhuaithesan (Scottish Gaelic): from him; from it

Definitions

  1. from him; from it

Ancestry of “bhuaithesan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbhuaithefrom him; from it
2Scottish Gaelicbhofrom
3Old Irishófrom, of; by; since, after
4Proto-Celtic*au—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →