Where does “dà-ghuth” come from?

dà-ghuth (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-ghuth (Scottish Gaelic): diphthong

Definitions

  1. diphthong

Ancestry of “dà-ghuth”, step by step

dà-ghuth 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 guth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicguthvoice
2Old Irishguthvoice, sound
3Proto-Celticgutusvoice
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰuHtus
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰewH-to call on, invoke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Celtic *duwoEvery word from Proto-Brythonic dọw