Where does “fàsaich” come from?

fàsaich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic fàs, from Old Irish ásaid, from Old Irish áss, from Proto-Celtic exs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.

fàsaich (Scottish Gaelic): depopulate, evacuate; plunder, lay waste,...

Definitions

  1. depopulate, evacuate; plunder, lay waste,...

Ancestry of “fàsaich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfàsempty; barren, waste, uncultivated, fallow,...
2Old Irishásaidto grow; to increase; to arise, to develop
3Old Irishássgrowth; verbal noun of ásaid
4Proto-Celticexsout of; from
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Celtic exs →Every word from Old Irish áss →