Where does “neamhscagach” come from?

neamhscagach (Irish) comes from Irish scagach, from Irish ách, from Old Irish acht, from Proto-Celtic extos, from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs — out; from, out of.

neamhscagach (Irish): impermeable

Definitions

  1. impermeable

Ancestry of “neamhscagach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscagachpermeable, porous; thin, flimsy; sparse
2IrisháchAlternative form of ach
3Old Irishachtbut; provided; inflection of aigid: ##...
4Proto-Celticextosexcept, but
5Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Celtic extos →Every word from Old Irish acht →