Where does “mí-ádh” come from?

mí-ádh (Irish) comes from Irish Mí, from Middle Irish mide, from Old Irish Mide, from Proto-Celtic medyos, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

mí-ádh (Irish): ill luck, bad luck, misfortune

Definitions

  1. ill luck, bad luck, misfortune

Ancestry of “mí-ádh”, step by step

mí-ádh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish Mí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishMímonth
2Middle Irishmide—
3Old IrishMideMeath
4Proto-Celticmedyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Irish ádh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishádhluck
2Middle Irishádgood luck, prosperity, success

Words derived from “mí-ádh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →
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