Where does “tromhaibh” come from?

tromhaibh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic tro, from Old Irish tremi, from Old Irish tre, from Proto-Celtic trimo-, from Proto-Celtic *trei, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

tromhaibh (Scottish Gaelic): through you

Definitions

  1. through you

Ancestry of “tromhaibh”, step by step

tromhaibh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic tro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictrothrough
2Old Irishtremi—
3Old Irishtrethrough
4Proto-Celtictrimo-—
5Proto-Celtic*treithrough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

via Scottish Gaelic sibh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsibhyou
2Old Irishsibyou nominative plural, ye
3Proto-Celticswiswisyou
4Proto-Celticswīsyou pl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwōs—

Words derived from “tromhaibh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *trei →Every word from Proto-Celtic trimo- →