Where does “mì-bhuil” come from?

mì-bhuil (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic buil, from Old Irish bol, from Proto-Celtic bhel, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰel-.

mì-bhuil (Scottish Gaelic): abuse, misapplication

Definitions

  1. abuse, misapplication

Ancestry of “mì-bhuil”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic buil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbuilconsequence, effect, result; completion,...
2Old Irishbol—
3Proto-Celticbhel—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰel-—

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishméI
3Proto-CelticmīI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bhel →Every word from Old Irish bol →