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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

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of dhi

Ancestry of “di”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdiof, from; Alternative spelling of dí: to/from her
2Proto-Celticdī—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
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