Old Irish mescaid

← Proto-Celtic *miskati (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ- (derived)

→ Irish measc (inherited)

→ Scottish Gaelic measgaich (inherited)

→ Scottish Gaelic measg (inherited)

→ Sanskrit मेक्षयति (cognate)

→ Old Irish conmesca (affix)