Where does “dà-dhadam” come from?

dà-dhadam (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic dà, from Old Irish dá, from Proto-Celtic dwau, from Proto-Brythonic dọw, from Proto-Celtic *duwo, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dà-dhadam (Scottish Gaelic): diatom

Definitions

  1. diatom

Ancestry of “dà-dhadam”, step by step

dà-dhadam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictwo
2Old Irishtwo
3Proto-Celticdwautwo
4Proto-Brythonicdọwtwo
5Proto-Celtic*duwotwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Scottish Gaelic dadam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdadammote, whit, jot; atom; anything

Words derived from “dà-dhadam

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Celtic *duwoEvery word from Proto-Brythonic dọw