Where does “míchneasta” come from?

míchneasta (Irish) comes from Irish cneasta, from Old Irish cnesta, from Old Irish cnes, from Proto-Celtic *knissos — skin.

míchneasta (Irish): unfair, unjust, unkind; crooked, dishonest,...

Definitions

  1. unfair, unjust, unkind; crooked, dishonest,...

Ancestry of “míchneasta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcneastahonest, sincere; decent; mild-mannered
2Old Irishcnestahealed; fitting, proper, seemly
3Old Irishcnesskin, surface; body, flesh
4Proto-Celtic*knissosskin
Every word from Proto-Celtic *knissos →Every word from Old Irish cnes →Every word from Old Irish cnesta →