Where does “saorsa cainnte” come from?

saorsa cainnte (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic saorsa, from Old Irish saírse, from Old Irish sáer, from Proto-Celtic saɸiros, from Proto-Indo-European sapiros, from Proto-Indo-European sap- — skill; to taste; to try; to research.

saorsa cainnte (Scottish Gaelic): freedom of speech

Definitions

  1. freedom of speech

Ancestry of “saorsa cainnte”, step by step

saorsa cainnte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic saorsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsaorsafreedom; salvation, redemption; liberty
2Old Irishsaírsecraftsmanship
3Old Irishsáercraftsman; Alternative form of sóer
4Proto-Celticsaɸiroscraftsman
5Proto-Indo-Europeansapiros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansap-skill; to taste; to try; to research

via Scottish Gaelic cainnt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccainntspeech, language; discourse, conversation;...
2Old Irishcainntverbal noun of canaid; speech, talk, conversation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sapiros →Every word from Proto-Celtic saɸiros →