Across the Celtic lands of Scotland we find the place names such as Strathspey, Strathclyde and Strathmore, all of which possess the prefix 'strath' meaning that which is 'broad' and that which is 'wide' as in a 'broad valley' a 'wide valley' and in particular a 'broad river valley'.

 

Strath is formed from the letter 'T' which expresses a 'motion between two points' and the letter 'R' expressing 'reaching' 'arriving' 'moving towards' and combined they produce 'Tr' a root from the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is to 'cross over'.

 

'Tr' then becomes 'str' a word from Sanskrit whose meaning is to 'spread' to 'scatter' to be 'strewn' and it also means 'star' whose nature is that which 'crosses over' that which is 'scattered' that which 'spreads' and we also find 'str' to be the origin of the word 'star' as well as 'astral' 'astronomy' and 'astronaut'.

 

 

Str which means to 'spread' is then seen in the Indo/euro 'ster' which means to 'spread' and this is cognate with this Scottish prefix 'strath' meaning 'wide' and 'broad' a prefix to many place names which are seen throughout the Celtic lands of Scotland.

 

Strath becomes 'Strathmore' a place name found within the Scottish counties of Forfar, Perth, Inverness and Sutherland, its name meaning the great ( mor ) valley ( strath ) a name which also possesses 'mira' a word from Sanskrit meaning 'ocean' which becomes this Scottish 'mor' meaning 'ocean' and by extension 'great' and 'vast'.

 

Strath becomes 'Strathavon' which was originally 'Strath Aibhne' meaning 'river valley' a name which seems to possesses 'Ap' and 'Apa' words from Sanskrit meaning 'water' and 'river' which becomes the Scottish 'abh' meaning 'river' which becomes 'abhuinn' meaning 'river' which becomes 'avon' meaning 'river'.

 

 

Strath becomes 'Strathdruidh' an ancient Scottish place name meaning 'the druids valley' the word 'druid' being the name for the ancient Celtic priests and a name which is formed from the Sanskrit 'dru' and 'daru' meaning 'tree' and 'vid' meaning 'knowledge' as in those who has knowledge ( vid ) of the trees ( dru ).

 

Strath becomes 'Strathnaver' which was originally 'Strathnabhair' meaning 'the valley of clouds' a name which also possesses 'nabhas' a word from Sanskrit meaning 'cloud' and the source of words such as 'nebula' 'neptune' and 'nimbus' as well as the Scottish place name 'Strathnaver'.

 

Strath becomes 'Strathdon' meaning 'the valley of the deep river' a name which also possesses 'Danu' a word from Sanskrit describing the ancient Vedic goddess who was also a Celtic goddess and a name which is seen throughout Europe in the great rivers known as the Don, Danube, Dniester, Dnieper, ect.

 

 

Strath becomes 'Strathdee' meaning 'the valley of the river dee' a name which possesses 'deva' a word from Sanskrit meaning 'divine' 'godly' and the name of the first Roman fort built in Britain. The river which flowed beside it was also named 'Deva' and now known as the 'Dee' as it flows from the Snowdonian mountains of Wales and forms this Scottish region of 'Strathdee'.

 

Strath becomes 'Strathaird' a peninsula upon the island of Skye its name meaning 'the high lying valley' a name possessing the Sanskrit 'rta' meaning 'righteousness' as seen in the Persian 'ard' meaning 'righteousness' which is this Celtic 'ard' meaning 'noble' and by extension 'high' and 'elevated'.

 

There are over 50 place names throughout Scotland possessing this prefix 'Strath' including Strathclyde, Strathspey, Strathavon, Strathallan, Strathan, Strathloch, Strathbeg, Strathblane, Strathbogie, Strathbran, all of which are formed from this Sanskrit root 'str' meaning to 'spread'.