Where does “dà-phuing” come from?

dà-phuing (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-phuing (Scottish Gaelic): colon

Definitions

  1. colon

Ancestry of “dà-phuing”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic dà

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

via Scottish Gaelic puing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicpuingpoint; note
2Dutchpuinrubble, debris, wreckage; also as recycled...
3Middle Dutchpoyn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Celtic *duwo →Every word from Proto-Brythonic dọw →