Where does “mì-chùram” come from?

mì-chùram (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic cùram, from Middle Irish cúramm, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

mì-chùram (Scottish Gaelic): carelessness, negligence, remissness

Definitions

  1. carelessness, negligence, remissness

Ancestry of “mì-chùram”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic cùram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccùramcare, responsibility; worry, anxiety,...
2Middle Irishcúrammcare, solicitude, responsibility
3Latincūracare, concern, thought
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishméI
3Proto-CelticmīI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys- →Every word from Latin cūra →