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Where does “scoir” come from?

scoir (Irish) comes from Old Irish scuirid, from Proto-Celtic skorīti, from Proto-Celtic skarati, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scoir (Irish): unyoke, unharness; disconnect, detach; separate,...

Definitions

  1. unyoke, unharness; disconnect, detach; separate,...

Ancestry of “scoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishscuiridto unyoke
2Proto-Celticskorīti—
3Proto-Celticskarati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
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