Where does “scagach” come from?

scagach (Irish) comes from Irish ách, from Old Irish acht, from Proto-Celtic extos, from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs — out; from, out of.

scagach (Irish): permeable, porous; thin, flimsy; sparse

Definitions

  1. permeable, porous; thin, flimsy; sparse

Ancestry of “scagach”, step by step

scagach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrisháchAlternative form of ach
2Old Irishachtbut; provided; inflection of aigid: ##...
3Proto-Celticextosexcept, but
4Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of

via Irish scag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscagto strain, filter; to drain off; to refine

Words derived from “scagach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Celtic extos →Every word from Old Irish acht →