Etymology Explorer › Scottish Gaelic

Where does “peata” come from?

peata (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish peta — pet.

peata (Scottish Gaelic): pet, tame animal; spoiled child

Definitions

  1. pet, tame animal; spoiled child

Ancestry of “peata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishpetapet
Every word from Middle Irish peta →