Where does “fàs” come from?
fàs (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish ásaid, from Old Irish áss, from Proto-Celtic exs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.
fàs (Scottish Gaelic): empty; barren, waste, uncultivated, fallow,...
Definitions
- empty; barren, waste, uncultivated, fallow,...
Ancestry of “fàs”, step by step
fàs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish ásaid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | ásaid | to grow; to increase; to arise, to develop |
| 2 | Old Irish | áss | growth; verbal noun of ásaid |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | exs | out of; from |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵʰs | out |
via Old Irish fás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | fás | empty, void, vacant, deserted, uninhabited,... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |