Where does “skoti” come from?

skoti (Latvian) comes from Latvian skots, from English Scot, from Middle English scot, from Old English Scot, from Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic skutą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

skoti (Latvian): nominative plural form of skots; vocative...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural form of skots; vocative...

Ancestry of “skoti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianskotsa Scot or Scotsman, a man from Scotland;...
2EnglishScotA person born in or native to Scotland
3Middle Englishscotpayment
4Old EnglishScotshot, act of shooting
5Old Norseskot—
6Proto-Germanicskutąshot
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skutą →Every word from Old Norse skot →