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Where does “leam” come from?

leam (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish lem, from Proto-Celtic limos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem — mountain elm.

leam (Scottish Gaelic): with me, by me

Definitions

  1. with me, by me

Ancestry of “leam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlem—
2Proto-Celticlimos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élemmountain elm

Words derived from “leam”

  • leamsa
  • leam-leat
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