Where does “mùchadh” come from?
mùchadh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish múchad, from Old Irish múch, from Proto-Celtic muk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewg- — to smoke, reek.
mùchadh (Scottish Gaelic): verbal noun of mùch; suffocation; repression
Definitions
- verbal noun of mùch; suffocation; repression
Ancestry of “mùchadh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | múchad | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | múch | smoke, stifling vapour |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | muk- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mewg- | to smoke, reek |