Where does “toitean” come from?

toitean (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic an, from Old Irish ín, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

toitean (Scottish Gaelic): cigarette; plural of toit

Definitions

  1. cigarette; plural of toit

Ancestry of “toitean”, step by step

toitean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicanthe; their; in
2Old Irishínfast, period of fasting
3Proto-Celticsindosthis
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Scottish Gaelic toit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictoitsteam; smoke; cloud
2Middle Irishtútt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗm →Every word from Proto-Celtic sindos →