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

Definitions

  1. mercy, pity, compassion

Ancestry of “tròcair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtrócairemercy
2Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
3Old Irishlánfull
4Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “tròcair”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Old Irish -e →