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

Definitions

  1. emphatic form of sibh

Ancestry of “sibhse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsibsiyou nominative plural, ye
2Old Irishsibyou nominative plural, ye
3Proto-Celticswiswisyou
4Proto-Celticswīsyou pl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwōs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wōs →Every word from Proto-Celtic swīs →Every word from Proto-Celtic swiswis →