Where does “duais-sgrìob” come from?

duais-sgrìob (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic duais, from Old Irish dúas.

duais-sgrìob (Scottish Gaelic): sweepstake

Definitions

  1. sweepstake

Ancestry of “duais-sgrìob”, step by step

duais-sgrìob traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic duais

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicduaisreward, prize; wages, fees, pay; bribe
2Old Irishdúas—

via Scottish Gaelic sgrìob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsgrìobscratch, scrape; trip, stroll, journey; dash
2Old Irishscrípaidscratches
Every word from Old Irish dúas →Every word from Scottish Gaelic duais →
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