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Where does “umaibh” come from?

umaibh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mu, from Old Irish imb, from Old Irish sín, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

umaibh (Scottish Gaelic): about you

Definitions

  1. about you

Ancestry of “umaibh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmuabout, around; about, concerning; about,...
2Old Irishimbbutter; around
3Old Irishsín—
4Proto-Celticsindosthis
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “umaibh”

  • umaibhse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →