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Where does “gamhainn” come from?

gamhainn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish gamuin — calf, yearling.

gamhainn (Scottish Gaelic): yearling cow, stirk; heifer; yearling deer

Definitions

  1. yearling cow, stirk; heifer; yearling deer

Ancestry of “gamhainn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgamuincalf, yearling
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