Where does “scáthaigh” come from?

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

scáthaigh (Irish): shade, shadow; darken, obscure; cover, screen,...

Definitions

  1. shade, shadow; darken, obscure; cover, screen,...

Ancestry of “scáthaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscáthshadow, shade
2Old Irishscáthshadow, shade; reflection; phantom, spectre
3Proto-Celtic*skātushadow, shade
4Proto-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 →