Where does “tròcair” come from?
tròcair (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish trócaire, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
tròcair (Scottish Gaelic): mercy, pity, compassion
Ancestry of “tròcair”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | trócaire | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | -e | Forms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives |
| 3 | Old Irish | lán | full |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlānos | full |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “tròcair”