Where does “scéalaigh” come from?

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

scéalaigh (Irish): relate; inflection of scéalach: ##...

Definitions

  1. relate; inflection of scéalach: ##...

Ancestry of “scéalaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscéalstory, tale; piece of news, piece of information,...
2Old Irishscélstory, narration, tale; story told of a...
3Proto-Celticskʷetlomstory, tale
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic skʷetlom →Every word from Old Irish scél →