Where does “sgarfa-cinn” come from?

sgarfa-cinn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ceann, from Middle Irish cenn, from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

sgarfa-cinn (Scottish Gaelic): headscarf

Definitions

  1. headscarf

Ancestry of “sgarfa-cinn”, step by step

sgarfa-cinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic ceann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicceannhead; end
2Middle Irishcennhead; end
3Old Irishcennhead; end
4Proto-CelticKʷennowindoswhite-headed, white-faced
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Scottish Gaelic sgarfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsgarfascarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →