Where does “di” come from?
di (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish di, from Proto-Celtic dī, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
di (Scottish Gaelic): Alternative form of dhi
Ancestry of “di”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | di | of, from; Alternative spelling of dí: to/from her |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | dī | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |