Where does “scaan” come from?

scaan (Manx) comes from Old Irish scáth, from Proto-Celtic *skātu, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

scaan (Manx): spook, spirit, ghost; spectre, apparition;...

Definitions

  1. spook, spirit, ghost; spectre, apparition;...

Ancestry of “scaan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “scaan”

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