Where does “scáthach” come from?

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

scáthach (Irish): shady, shadowy

Definitions

  1. shady, shadowy

Ancestry of “scáthach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscáthshadow, shade
2Old Irishscáthshadow, shade; reflection; phantom, spectre
3Proto-Celtic*skātushadow, shade
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “scáthach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *skātu →Every word from Old Irish scáth →
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