Where does “mì-chneastachd” come from?

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

mì-chneastachd (Scottish Gaelic): cruelty

Definitions

  1. cruelty

Ancestry of “mì-chneastachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmì-chneastacruel, merciless
2Scottish GaeliccneastaAlternative form of cneasda
3Scottish Gaeliccneasdamerciful
4Old Irishcnestahealed; fitting, proper, seemly
5Old Irishcnesskin, surface; body, flesh
6Proto-Celtic*knissosskin
Every word from Proto-Celtic *knissos →Every word from Old Irish cnes →Every word from Old Irish cnesta →