Where does “mì-chaoimhne” come from?

mì-chaoimhne (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mi, from Old Irish mé, from Proto-Celtic mī, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

mì-chaoimhne (Scottish Gaelic): unkindness, unfriendliness

Definitions

  1. unkindness, unfriendliness

Ancestry of “mì-chaoimhne”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic mi

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

via Scottish Gaelic caoimhne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaeliccaoimhneAlternative form of caoimhneas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →