Where does “Mskoti” come from?

Mskoti (Swahili) comes from English Scot, from Middle English scot, from Old English Scot, from Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic skutą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

Mskoti (Swahili): Scot person born in or native to Scotland

Definitions

  1. Scot person born in or native to Scotland

Ancestry of “Mskoti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishScotA person born in or native to Scotland
2Middle Englishscotpayment
3Old EnglishScotshot, act of shooting
4Old Norseskot—
5Proto-Germanicskutąshot
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
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