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Where does “mì-chùiseach” come from?

mì-chùiseach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic cùiseach, from Scottish Gaelic -ach, from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

mì-chùiseach (Scottish Gaelic): modest, unassuming, unenterprising; coquette,...

Definitions

  1. modest, unassuming, unenterprising; coquette,...

Ancestry of “mì-chùiseach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccùiseachbusinesslike, staid, circumspect
2Scottish Gaelic-achForming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the...
3Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
4Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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