Where does “scáthchruth” come from?
scáthchruth (Irish) comes from Irish scáth, from Old Irish scáth, from Proto-Celtic *skātu, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
scáthchruth (Irish): silhouette
Ancestry of “scáthchruth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | scáth | shadow, shade; umbrella , mantle; horror, dread |
| 2 | Old Irish | scáth | shadow, shade; reflection; phantom, spectre |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *skātu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |