Where does “scaant” come from?
scaant (Manx) comes from Manx scaan, from Old Irish scáth, from Proto-Celtic *skātu, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
scaant (Manx): cracked; past participle of scaan
Definitions
- cracked; past participle of scaan
Ancestry of “scaant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | scaan | spook, spirit, ghost; spectre, apparition;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | scáth | shadow, shade; reflection; phantom, spectre |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *skātu | shadow, shade |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
Words derived from “scaant”