Where does “tomhas” come from?

tomhas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish tomus, from Proto-Celtic to-, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

tomhas (Scottish Gaelic): verbal noun of tomhais; measurement; dimension,...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of tomhais; measurement; dimension,...

Ancestry of “tomhas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtomusact of weighing, measuring, considering; measure,...
2Proto-Celticto-to, towards
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic to- →