Where does “mì-chneasda” come from?

mì-chneasda (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic cneasda, from Old Irish cnesta, from Old Irish cnes, from Proto-Celtic *knissos — skin.

mì-chneasda (Scottish Gaelic): barbarous, inhuman, uncivil; ominous

Definitions

  1. barbarous, inhuman, uncivil; ominous

Ancestry of “mì-chneasda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccneasdamerciful
2Old Irishcnestahealed; fitting, proper, seemly
3Old Irishcnesskin, surface; body, flesh
4Proto-Celtic*knissosskin
Every word from Proto-Celtic *knissos →Every word from Old Irish cnes →Every word from Old Irish cnesta →