Where does “bàta” come from?
bàta (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish bát, from Old English bāt, from Proto-West Germanic bait, from Proto-Germanic baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
bàta (Scottish Gaelic): boat; pinnace; barge
Ancestry of “bàta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Irish | bát | — |
| 2 | Old English | bāt | that which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bait | boat, ship |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | baitaz | boat, ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |