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Originally Posted by Herr Onymous-Bosch

Furthermore Scots refers to different ethnic groups at different times. It refers not only to the Scotti (which the Romans used as a generic term for Gaelic tribes of the Isles), but to the mix of said tribes with the picts. Furthermore the picts were not the original inhabitants of Scotland. They were a celtic tribe. The Celts were not in the Isles until after the 6th century BC, and there were other cultures around before them.

I'm not sure you are clear on what you're talking about. The Picts were Celts, but they were in what is now Scotland before the 6th century. The Picts themselves are somewhat immaterial to the discussion. Pictish language is entirely conjectural at this point (although it's suggested to be more closely related to Welsh than Irish or Scots Gaelic) and their culture is extinct. It's clear that Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic are linguistically extremely similar and the two areas share more cultural features than they do with Welsh or English regions, no matter what the Romans called them.