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Where does “mì-dhreachaich” come from?

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

mì-dhreachaich (Scottish Gaelic): besmirch; deflower

Definitions

  1. besmirch; deflower

Ancestry of “mì-dhreachaich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmì-dhreachdeformity, disfiguration; bad look, unpleasant...
2Scottish GaelicmiI; me
3Old IrishméI
4Proto-CelticmīI, me
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
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