Where does “neach-stèidheachaidh” come from?
neach-stèidheachaidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic neach-, from Scottish Gaelic neach, from Old Irish nech, from Proto-Celtic nekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.
neach-stèidheachaidh (Scottish Gaelic): founder; sponsor
Ancestry of “neach-stèidheachaidh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | neach- | -er, -or |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | neach | being, person, body, individual; one, somebody,... |
| 3 | Old Irish | nech | someone, anyone, no one |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | nekʷos | someone, something |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |