Where does “míchiall” come from?
míchiall (Irish) comes from Irish ciall, from Old Irish cíall, from Celtic *kʷeislā.
míchiall (Irish): misinterpretation
Ancestry of “míchiall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | ciall | sense; sanity; normal state of mind |
| 2 | Old Irish | cíall | sense, intelligence, mind; wisdom, good sense,... |
| 3 | Celtic | *kʷeislā | — |