Where does “mì-chneasta” come from?
mì-chneasta (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic cneasta, from Scottish Gaelic cneasda, from Old Irish cnesta, from Old Irish cnes, from Proto-Celtic *knissos.
mì-chneasta (Scottish Gaelic): cruel, merciless
Ancestry of “mì-chneasta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | cneasta | Alternative form of cneasda |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | cneasda | merciful |
| 3 | Old Irish | cnesta | healed; fitting, proper, seemly |
| 4 | Old Irish | cnes | skin, surface; body, flesh |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *knissos | — |
Words derived from “mì-chneasta”