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Where does “dhuinne” come from?

dhuinne (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic dhuinn, from Old Irish dúnn, from Old Irish sinni, from Old Irish sisni, from Old Irish snisni, from Proto-Celtic snisni, from Proto-Celtic snīs, from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s — we.

dhuinne (Scottish Gaelic): to us; for us

Definitions

  1. to us; for us

Ancestry of “dhuinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdhuinnto us; for us
2Old Irishdúnnfirst-person plural of do: to us
3Old Irishsinniwe
4Old Irishsisni—
5Old Irishsnisniwe
6Proto-Celticsnisni—
7Proto-Celticsnīswe
8Proto-Indo-Europeannō̆swe
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