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Where does “dhi” come from?

dhi (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish dí, from Proto-Celtic dī, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

dhi (Scottish Gaelic): to her; to it; for her

Definitions

  1. to her; to it; for her

Ancestry of “dhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdíthird-person singular feminine of di: from her;...
2Proto-Celticdī—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “dhi”

  • dhìse
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