Where does “duin'-eigin” come from?

duin'-eigin (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic duine, from Old Irish duine, from Proto-Celtic gdonyos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰm̥mō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

duin'-eigin (Scottish Gaelic): somebody, someone

Definitions

  1. somebody, someone

Ancestry of “duin'-eigin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicduineman; person, body, individual; husband
2Old Irishduineperson
3Proto-Celticgdonyosperson
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →