Where does “Scáthach” come from?

Scáthach (English) comes from Irish scáthach, from Irish scáth, from Old Irish scáth, from Proto-Celtic *skātu, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Scáthach (English): The female warrior who trains Cúchulainn in the arts of war in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology

Definitions

  1. The female warrior who trains Cúchulainn in the arts of war in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology

Ancestry of “Scáthach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscáthachshady, shadowy
2Irishscáthshadow, shade
3Old Irishscáthshadow, shade; reflection; phantom, spectre
4Proto-Celtic*skātushadow, shade
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *skātu →Every word from Old Irish scáth →
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