Where does “scaa” come from?
scaa (Manx) comes from Old Irish scáth, from Proto-Celtic *skātu, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
scaa (Manx): shield; shadow, shade; shyness, timidity
Definitions
- shield; shadow, shade; shyness, timidity
Ancestry of “scaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | scáth | shadow, shade; reflection; phantom, spectre |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *skātu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
Words derived from “scaa”