Where does “eas” come from?

eas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish es, from Proto-Celtic *ɸanssā, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

eas (Scottish Gaelic): waterfall, cascade, falls

Definitions

  1. waterfall, cascade, falls

Ancestry of “eas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishesthe letter s; death; food
2Proto-Celtic*ɸanssātrace, track
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “eas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *ɸanssā →Every word from Old Irish es →