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Where does “scaagh” come from?

scaagh (Manx) comes from Manx -agh, from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

scaagh (Manx): bashful, timid; shady, shadowy

Definitions

  1. bashful, timid; shady, shadowy

Ancestry of “scaagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manx-aghForms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and...
2Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
3Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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