Where does “daoine” come from?

daoine (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish doíni, from Proto-Celtic dowinis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

daoine (Scottish Gaelic): plural of duine

Definitions

  1. plural of duine

Ancestry of “daoine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdoíninominative/vocative/accusative plural of duine
2Proto-Celticdowinis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dowinis →Every word from Old Irish doíni →