Where does “fhèin” come from?

fhèin (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish féin, from Proto-Celtic *swesin, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

fhèin (Scottish Gaelic): self

Definitions

  1. self

Ancestry of “fhèin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishféinself; one's own
2Proto-Celtic*swesin—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Celtic *swesin →Every word from Old Irish féin →
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