Where does “scagbhéalach” come from?

scagbhéalach (Irish) comes from Irish béal, from Old Irish bél, from Proto-Celtic wewlos — lip.

scagbhéalach (Irish): tattling, indiscreet

Definitions

  1. tattling, indiscreet

Ancestry of “scagbhéalach”, step by step

scagbhéalach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish béal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbéalmouth; opening; edge
2Old Irishbéllip; mouth; opening
3Proto-Celticwewloslip

via Irish scag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscagto strain, filter; to drain off; to refine
Every word from Proto-Celtic wewlos →Every word from Old Irish bél →Every word from Irish béal →