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Where does “foidhpese” come from?

foidhpese (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic fòidhpe, from Scottish Gaelic i, from Old Irish sí, from Proto-Celtic sī, from Proto-Indo-European sih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

foidhpese (Scottish Gaelic): under her, below her; under it, below it

Definitions

  1. under her, below her; under it, below it

Ancestry of “foidhpese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfòidhpeunder her, below her; under it, below it
2Scottish Gaelicishe; her; it
3Old Irishsíshe; it; Alternative spelling of síi
4Proto-Celticsīshe
5Proto-Indo-Europeansih₂she
6Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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