Where does “scafaire” come from?

scafaire (Irish) comes from Irish scafa, from Latin scapha, from Ancient Greek σκάφη, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

scafaire (Irish): strapping man, blade

Definitions

  1. strapping man, blade

Ancestry of “scafaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscafaship
2LatinscaphaA light boat; skiff
3Ancient Greekσκάφηbowl, tub, basin, bath; light boat, skiff; cradle
4Ancient Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
5Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Ancient Greek Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ