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Where does “bàsaich” come from?

bàsaich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic bàs, from Middle Irish bás, from Old Irish bás, from Proto-Celtic bostā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto-.

bàsaich (Scottish Gaelic): die

Definitions

  1. die

Ancestry of “bàsaich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbàsdeath, demise
2Middle Irishbásdeath
3Old Irishbásverbal noun of baïd : death
4Proto-Celticbostāpalm, fist
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷosto-—
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