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Where does “scartha” come from?

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

scartha (Irish): past participle of scar; genitive singular of...

Definitions

  1. past participle of scar; genitive singular of...

Ancestry of “scartha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscaradhverbal noun of scar; separation; leading, spacing
2Irishscarto sever; to separate; to tear asunder
3Old Irishscaraidto sever, tear asunder; to part , separate; to...
4Proto-Celticskarati—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
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