Where does “míchiall” come from?

míchiall (Irish) comes from Irish ciall, from Old Irish cíall, from Celtic *kʷeislā.

míchiall (Irish): misinterpretation

Definitions

  1. misinterpretation

Ancestry of “míchiall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishciallsense; sanity; normal state of mind
2Old Irishcíallsense, intelligence, mind; wisdom, good sense,...
3Celtic*kʷeislā—
Every word from Celtic *kʷeislā →Every word from Old Irish cíall →Every word from Irish ciall →