Where does “romhamsa” come from?

romhamsa (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic sa, from Middle Irish isind, from Old Irish isind, from Proto-Celtic in sindū.

romhamsa (Scottish Gaelic): before me

Definitions

  1. before me

Ancestry of “romhamsa”, step by step

romhamsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsain the
2Middle Irishisind—
3Old Irishisind—
4Proto-Celticin sindū—

via Scottish Gaelic romham

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicromhambefore me
2Middle Irishremum—
3Old Irishreum—
Every word from Proto-Celtic in sindū →Every word from Old Irish isind →Every word from Middle Irish isind →