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Where does “dhàsan” come from?

dhàsan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish dosom, from Old Irish dó, from Proto-Celtic *dū, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

dhàsan (Scottish Gaelic): to him; to it; for him

Definitions

  1. to him; to it; for him

Ancestry of “dhàsan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdosom—
2Old Irishdóthird-person singular masculine and neuter of do;...
3Proto-Celtic*dū—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
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