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Where does “dia-mhaslachadh” come from?

dia-mhaslachadh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic dia, from Old Irish día, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

dia-mhaslachadh (Scottish Gaelic): blasphemy

Definitions

  1. blasphemy

Ancestry of “dia-mhaslachadh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdiagod, deity
2Old Irishdíaday; god
3Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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