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Where does “dhithse” come from?

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

dhithse (Scottish Gaelic): of her; of it

Definitions

  1. of her; of it

Ancestry of “dhithse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdhithof her; of it
2Old Irishdíthird-person singular feminine of di: from her;...
3Proto-Celticdī—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
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