French word whisky comes from Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (Whisky.), Proto-Indo-European *wed-, Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| uisge-beatha | Scottish Gaelic (gla) | Whisky. |
| *wed- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| uisge beatha | Scottish Gaelic (gla) | |
| *wódr̥ | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Water. |
| *udenskyos | Proto-Celtic (cel-pro) | Water. |
| uisce | Old Irish (sga) | Water. |
| uisge | Scottish Gaelic (gla) | (rare) wave. Rain, shower. River, stream. Water. |
| uisce | Irish (gle) | Water. |
| beathuisce | Irish (gle) | Whiskey. |
| whiskey | English (eng) | (Ireland, US) A drink of whiskey.. (Ireland, US) A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).. The letter W in the ICAO spelling alphabet. |
| whisky | French (fra) | Whisky, whiskey. |