Where does “tròcaireach” come from?

tròcaireach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic tròcair, 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.

tròcaireach (Scottish Gaelic): merciful, lenient, compassionate

Definitions

  1. merciful, lenient, compassionate

Ancestry of “tròcaireach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictròcairmercy, pity, compassion
2Old Irishtrócairemercy
3Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
4Old Irishlánfull
5Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “tròcaireach”

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