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Where does “sibh” come from?

sibh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish sib, from Proto-Celtic swiswis, from Proto-Celtic swīs, from Proto-Indo-European wōs.

sibh (Scottish Gaelic): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “sibh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsibyou , ye
2Proto-Celticswiswis—
3Proto-Celticswīsyou pl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwōs—

Words derived from “sibh”

  • leibh
  • dhuibhse
  • fodhaibhse
  • umaibhse
  • dhuibh
  • sibhse
  • umaibh
  • leibhse
  • tromhaibh
  • tromhaibhse
  • tharaibhse
  • tharaibh
  • asaibhse
  • romhaibh
  • romhaibhse
  • fodhaibh
  • thugaibhse
  • thugaibh
  • oirbh
  • oirbhse
  • ruibhse
  • ruibh
  • asaibh
  • dhibhse
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