Where does “mì-àdhmhor” come from?

mì-àdhmhor (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic -mhor, from Old Irish -mar, from Old Irish már, from Proto-Celtic māros, from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mì-àdhmhor (Scottish Gaelic): unlucky, unfortunate, untoward; awkward

Definitions

  1. unlucky, unfortunate, untoward; awkward

Ancestry of “mì-àdhmhor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelic-mhorForming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the...
2Old Irish-margenerates adjectives from nouns
3Old IrishmárAlternative form of mór; great
4Proto-Celticmārosbig, great
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmoh₁rosgreat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic māros →