Where does “soad” come from?
soad (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish sáith, from Kashmiri sath, from Proto-Celtic sāti-, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.
Ancestry of “soad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | sáith | sufficiency, as much as one requires, fill ;... |
| 2 | Kashmiri | sath | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | sāti- | sufficiency |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂tis | satiation, satisfaction |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |