Where does “dà-fhillteachd” come from?

dà-fhillteachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic dà-fhillte, from Scottish Gaelic dà-, 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-fhillteachd (Scottish Gaelic): duality, dichotomy; dual, the state of being in...

Definitions

  1. duality, dichotomy; dual, the state of being in...

Ancestry of “dà-fhillteachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdà-fhilltedouble, twice-over; twofold; two-way
2Scottish Gaelicdà-bi-, di-, two-
3Scottish Gaelicdàtwo
4Old Irishdátwo
5Proto-Celticdwautwo
6Proto-Brythonicdọwtwo
7Proto-Celtic*duwotwo
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Celtic *duwo →Every word from Scottish Gaelic dà- →