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

  1. shield; shadow, shade; shyness, timidity

Ancestry of “scaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishscáthshadow, shade; reflection; phantom, spectre
2Proto-Celtic*skātushadow, shade
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “scaa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *skātu →Every word from Old Irish scáth →