Where does “mì-choltach” come from?

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

mì-choltach (Scottish Gaelic): improbable, improper, wrong

Definitions

  1. improbable, improper, wrong

Ancestry of “mì-choltach”, step by step

mì-choltach 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 coltach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccoltachsimilar, like; apparent, likely; healthy looking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →