Where does “duine” come from?

duine (Scottish Gaelic) comes 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.

duine (Scottish Gaelic): man; person, body, individual; husband

Definitions

  1. man; person, body, individual; husband

Ancestry of “duine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishduineperson
2Proto-Celticgdonyosperson
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “duine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →