Where does “dà-sheallach” come from?
dà-sheallach (Scottish Gaelic) comes 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-sheallach (Scottish Gaelic): two-dimensional
Ancestry of “dà-sheallach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | dà- | bi-, di-, two- |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | dà | two |
| 3 | Old Irish | dá | two |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | dwau | two |
| 5 | Proto-Brythonic | dọw | two |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | *duwo | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |