Where does “iasgaich” come from?

iasgaich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic iasg, from Old Irish íasc, from Proto-Celtic *ɸeiskos, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

iasgaich (Scottish Gaelic): fish; genitive singular of iasgach

Definitions

  1. fish; genitive singular of iasgach

Ancestry of “iasgaich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliciasgfish
2Old Irishíascfish
3Proto-Celtic*ɸeiskosfish
4Proto-Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *ɸeiskos →Every word from Old Irish íasc →