Where does “raon-dèiligidh” come from?
raon-dèiligidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic raon, from Old Irish róe, from Proto-Celtic rowesyā, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
raon-dèiligidh (Scottish Gaelic): general practice
Ancestry of “raon-dèiligidh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | raon | field, plain, area; area, field, domain, aspect;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | róe | a withe or rope; flat or level ground; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | rowesyā | field, open ground |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |