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Where does “sorchaich” come from?

sorchaich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic -ich, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor.

sorchaich (Scottish Gaelic): enlighten, make clear; light; manifest

Definitions

  1. enlighten, make clear; light; manifest

Ancestry of “sorchaich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelic-ichSuffix used to form verbs; semi-productive in...
2Old Irish-igidira suffix used to form verbs from nouns and...
3Proto-Celtic*-sagyetor—
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