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Where does “prìomh-bhaile” come from?

prìomh-bhaile (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic prìomh-, from Old Irish prím-, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prìomh-bhaile (Scottish Gaelic): capital city

Definitions

  1. capital city

Ancestry of “prìomh-bhaile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicprìomh-primary, principal, first, prime, main, chief
2Old Irishprím-first , primary; foremost, chief, principal,...
3Latinprīmus—
4Latinprīsmos—
5Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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