Where does “sorchaich” come from?

sorchaich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic -ich, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor — denominative/causative suffix.

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*-sagyetordenominative/causative suffix
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor →Every word from Scottish Gaelic -ich →Every word from Old Irish -igidir →