Well the (Celtic) Scots did descend from roughly the Scythians. although afaik the Picts are thought to possibly be non-celtic. The Celtics though were all Indo-European, and so originate from the Eurasian steppe.
No, the Celtic Scots did not descend from the Scythians. The Scythians were speakers of the Iranian branch of Indo-European. The Celtic Scots were speakers of the Celtic branch.
I didn't mean they literally descended from the scythians, but that they both derive from the indo-europeans from the eurasian steppe, and so cultural memory of this could influence the story the original poster was referencing. Although I realize my wording was pretty terrible, so it did sound exactly like I was saying they were descended from scythians. My bad.
More recent information on Picts shows that they were Celts, speaking a language within or related to Brythonic Celtic languages like Welsh.
They controlled the eastern portion of Scotland while the Irish-related Gaels controlled the western portion. As the Anglo-Saxons came in, followed by the Vikings, there was a lot of mixing resulting in modern Scottish populations.
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They controlled the eastern portion of Scotland while the Irish-related Gaels controlled the western portion. As the Anglo-Saxons came in, followed by the Vikings, there was a lot of mixing resulting in modern Scottish populations.