Where does “mì-chinnt” come from?

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

mì-chinnt (Scottish Gaelic): uncertainty, doubt

Definitions

  1. uncertainty, doubt

Ancestry of “mì-chinnt”, step by step

mì-chinnt 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 cinnt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccinntcertainty
2Scottish Gaeliccinnteachcertain, sure, confident, positive; certain,...
3Old Irishcinntech—

Words derived from “mì-chinnt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →