Where does “sibhse” come from?
sibhse (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish sibsi, from Old Irish sib, from Proto-Celtic swiswis, from Proto-Celtic swīs, from Proto-Indo-European wōs.
sibhse (Scottish Gaelic): emphatic form of sibh
Ancestry of “sibhse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | sibsi | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | sib | you , ye |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | swiswis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | swīs | you pl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wōs | — |