Where does “caoidh” come from?

caoidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish caí — verbal noun of ciïd.

caoidh (Scottish Gaelic): bewail, lament, bemoan, deplore, grieve, mourn

Definitions

  1. bewail, lament, bemoan, deplore, grieve, mourn

Ancestry of “caoidh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcaíverbal noun of ciïd
Every word from Old Irish caí →