Scottish Gaelic

Slightly different this week!  As you know, many words in English have come from other languages.  Some have come a long way: "coffee" from Turkish, "robot" from Czech, "palaver" from Portugese; however, some words have come from much closer to home.  The following words (in bold italics) all come from Scottish Gaelic:

'"Toss the caber from the glen over the loch" is an absurd slogan if all you want to do is sell plaid trousers to tourists.'

(Nicely put in a sentence by Ben Schott!)