Where does “scuid” come from?

scuid (Irish) comes from English SQUID, from Korean 오징어 — squid, cuttlefish.

scuid (Irish): squid

Definitions

  1. squid

Ancestry of “scuid”, step by step

scuid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English SQUID

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSQUIDAcronym of superconducting quantum interference...
2Korean오징어squid, cuttlefish

via Proto-Brythonic skuɨð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicskuɨðshield
2Proto-Celtic*skeidāshoulder

Words derived from “scuid”

Every word from Korean 오징어 →Every word from English SQUID →