Where does “scar” come from?

scar (Irish) comes from Old Irish scaraid, from Proto-Celtic skarati, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scar (Irish): to sever; to separate; to tear asunder

Definitions

  1. to sever; to separate; to tear asunder

Ancestry of “scar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishscaraidto sever, tear asunder
2Proto-Celticskaratito separate
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Celtic skarati →Every word from Old Irish scaraid →