Where does “sgar” come from?

sgar (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish scaraid, from Proto-Celtic skarati, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

sgar (Scottish Gaelic): separate, break up, split up, sever

Definitions

  1. separate, break up, split up, sever

Ancestry of “sgar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishscaraidto sever, tear asunder
2Proto-Celticskaratito separate
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Celtic skarati →Every word from Old Irish scaraid →