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Where does “snìomh” come from?

snìomh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish snímaid, from Old Irish sním, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

snìomh (Scottish Gaelic): twist, twine; spin; wind; wind yarn; curl;...

Definitions

  1. twist, twine; spin; wind; wind yarn; curl;...

Ancestry of “snìomh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishsnímaidspins; twists; spin; twist
2Old Irishsním—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew

Words derived from “snìomh”

  • comh-shnìomh
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