Where does “mì-chàirich” come from?

mì-chàirich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic càirich, from Middle Irish córaigid, from Old Irish cóir, from Primitive Irish *ᚉᚑᚃᚐᚏᚔᚄ, from Proto-Celtic kowwaris, from Indo-European *wer-.

mì-chàirich (Scottish Gaelic): abuse, mismanage

Definitions

  1. abuse, mismanage

Ancestry of “mì-chàirich”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic càirich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccàirichrepair, mend; arrange; place, lay
2Middle Irishcóraigidto arrange
3Old Irishcóirproper, right, just
4Primitive Irish*ᚉᚑᚃᚐᚏᚔᚄ—
5Proto-Celtickowwarisjust, rightful
6Indo-European*wer-—

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishméI
3Proto-CelticmīI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Indo-European *wer- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kowwaris →Every word from Primitive Irish *ᚉᚑᚃᚐᚏᚔᚄ →