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Where does “mì-chorrach” come from?

mì-chorrach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic corrach, from Middle Irish corrach, from Middle Irish -ach, from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

mì-chorrach (Scottish Gaelic): steady

Definitions

  1. steady

Ancestry of “mì-chorrach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccorrach—
2Middle Irishcorrachrough, uneven; moving, rough, restless
3Middle Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
4Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
5Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
7Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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