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Where does “mu timcheall” come from?

mu timcheall (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mu thimcheall, from Scottish Gaelic mu, from Old Irish imb, from Old Irish sín, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

mu timcheall (Scottish Gaelic): about her; about it

Definitions

  1. about her; about it

Ancestry of “mu timcheall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmu thimcheallround, around, about; about, concerning; about...
2Scottish Gaelicmuabout, around; about, concerning; about,...
3Old Irishimbbutter; around
4Old Irishsín—
5Proto-Celticsindosthis
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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