Where does “mì-bhuaidh” come from?

mì-bhuaidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic buaidh, from Old Irish búaid, from Proto-Celtic boudi, from Proto-Indo-European bʰówdʰi — victory.

mì-bhuaidh (Scottish Gaelic): bad luck; defeat

Definitions

  1. bad luck; defeat

Ancestry of “mì-bhuaidh”, step by step

mì-bhuaidh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic buaidh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbuaidheffect, influence, effectiveness, impact,...
2Old Irishbúaidvictory, triumph; special quality, gift, virtue;...
3Proto-Celticboudiprofit, gain; victory
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰówdʰivictory

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishméI
3Proto-CelticmīI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “mì-bhuaidh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰówdʰi →Every word from Proto-Celtic boudi →Every word from Old Irish búaid →
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