Where does “mì-chiatach” come from?

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

mì-chiatach (Scottish Gaelic): improper, unbecoming, ungainly, unseemly

Definitions

  1. improper, unbecoming, ungainly, unseemly

Ancestry of “mì-chiatach”, step by step

mì-chiatach 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 ciatach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicciatachexcellent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →