Where does “scála” come from?

scála (Irish) comes from Middle Irish scála, from Middle English scale, from Old French escale, from Old High German skala, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

scála (Irish): basin, bowl; scale-pan, scales; measure

Definitions

  1. basin, bowl; scale-pan, scales; measure

Ancestry of “scála”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishscála—
2Middle Englishscaleflake
3Old Frenchescaleshell
4Old High Germanskala—
5Proto-Germanicskalōshell; lump, ball
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “scála”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalō →