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Where does “dha” come from?

dha (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish dá, from Proto-Celtic dwau, from Proto-Brythonic dọw, from Proto-Celtic *duwo, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dha (Scottish Gaelic): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “dha”, step by step

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