Where does “mì-chothrom” come from?

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

mì-chothrom (Scottish Gaelic): disadvantage; injustice, unfairness

Definitions

  1. disadvantage; injustice, unfairness

Ancestry of “mì-chothrom”, step by step

mì-chothrom 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 cothrom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccothromeven; chance, opportunity; balance, equilibrium,...
2Old Irishcomthromof equal weight; of the same weight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →