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Where does “sia” come from?

sia (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish sé, from Proto-Celtic swexs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sia (Scottish Gaelic): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “sia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsésix
2Proto-Celticswexssix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “sia”

  • sia deug
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →