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Where does “scéalaí” come from?

scéalaí (Irish) comes from Irish scéal, from Old Irish scél, from Proto-Celtic skʷetlom, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

scéalaí (Irish): storyteller; bearer of news, messenger;...

Definitions

  1. storyteller; bearer of news, messenger;...

Ancestry of “scéalaí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscéalstory, tale; piece of news, piece of information,...
2Old Irishscélstory, narration, tale; story told of a...
3Proto-Celticskʷetlom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “scéalaí”

  • scéalaíocht
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