Where does “builgean” come from?

builgean (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic an, from Old Irish ín, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

builgean (Scottish Gaelic): bubble; pimple

Definitions

  1. bubble; pimple

Ancestry of “builgean”, step by step

builgean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicanthe; their; in
2Old Irishínfast, period of fasting
3Proto-Celticsindosthis
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Scottish Gaelic builg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbuilgbubble; genitive singular of balg; plural of balg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗmEvery word from Proto-Celtic sindos