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Where does “latha-eigin” come from?

latha-eigin (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic latha, from Old Irish laithe, from Proto-Celtic latyom, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁t- — warm part of the year.

latha-eigin (Scottish Gaelic): Alternative form of lath'-eigin

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lath'-eigin

Ancestry of “latha-eigin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliclathaday
2Old Irishlaithe—
3Proto-Celticlatyom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁t-warm part of the year
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