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Where does “dà-lid” come from?

dà-lid (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-lid (Scottish Gaelic): diaeresis

Definitions

  1. diaeresis

Ancestry of “dà-lid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdàtwo
2Old Irishdátwo
3Proto-Celticdwautwo
4Proto-Brythonicdọwtwo
5Proto-Celtic*duwo—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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