duine

Gaelic (Scots)

/t̪ɯɲə/

noun
Definitions
  • man
  • person, body, individual
  • husband
  • one

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish duine inherited from Proto-Celtic *gdonyos (human, person) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰm̥mō (earthling, human).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰǵʰm̥mō

Gloss

earthling, human

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