Where does “mì-” come from?
mì- (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish mí-, from Proto-Indo-European mēi-.
mì- (Scottish Gaelic): Negative prefix
Ancestry of “mì-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | mí- | evil, ill, sinister |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mēi- | — |