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Where does “mì-agh” come from?

mì-agh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic agh, from Old Irish ág, from Proto-Celtic agos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

mì-agh (Scottish Gaelic): dishonour, disrepute

Definitions

  1. dishonour, disrepute

Ancestry of “mì-agh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicaghheifer, young cow; hind, fawn; ox, bull, cow
2Old Irishágfight, battle, contest
3Proto-Celticagoscow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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