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

  1. verbal noun of mùch; suffocation; repression

Ancestry of “mùchadh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmúchad—
2Old Irishmúchsmoke, stifling vapour
3Proto-Celticmuk-smoke
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mewg-to smoke, reek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic muk- →Every word from Old Irish múch →