Where does “fiùghantas” come from?

fiùghantas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic fiùghanta, from Scottish Gaelic fiù, from Old Irish fíu, from Proto-Celtic *wesus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

fiùghantas (Scottish Gaelic): merit

Definitions

  1. merit

Ancestry of “fiùghantas”, step by step

fiùghantas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic fiùghanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfiùghantaremunerative
2Scottish Gaelicfiùworth; worth, value
3Old Irishfíuworthy, fitting; worthwhile; worth, equivalent to
4Proto-Celtic*wesusexcellent, noble
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wésusgood, excellent
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Scottish Gaelic às

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicàsfrom; out of; from him
2Old Irishásgrowing, growth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus →Every word from Proto-Celtic *wesus →