Where does “neach-siubhail” come from?
neach-siubhail (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic neach, from Old Irish nech, from Proto-Celtic nekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.
neach-siubhail (Scottish Gaelic): traveller
Ancestry of “neach-siubhail”, step by step
neach-siubhail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic neach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | neach | being, person, body, individual; one, somebody,... |
| 2 | Old Irish | nech | someone, anyone, no one |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | nekʷos | someone, something |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |
via Scottish Gaelic siubhail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | siubhail | travel, commute; walk, move, stroll; go, depart |
| 2 | Middle Irish | siblaid | to travel, traverse, proceed, move, walk; to... |