Where does “umha” come from?

umha (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish uma, from Old Irish umae, from Proto-Celtic *omiyom — copper, bronze.

umha (Scottish Gaelic): bronze

Definitions

  1. bronze

Ancestry of “umha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishuma—
2Old Irishumaecopper
3Proto-Celtic*omiyomcopper, bronze

Words derived from “umha”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *omiyom →Every word from Old Irish umae →Every word from Middle Irish uma →