Where does “sguab” come from?

sguab (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish scúap, from Latin scōpa, from Proto-Italic *skōpā.

sguab (Scottish Gaelic): sheaf; broom, brush, besom, mop; broom

Definitions

  1. sheaf; broom, brush, besom, mop; broom

Ancestry of “sguab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishscúapbrush, broom
2Latinscōpabranch of a plant
3Proto-Italic*skōpā—

Words derived from “sguab”

Every word from Proto-Italic *skōpā →Every word from Latin scōpa →Every word from Middle Irish scúap →