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Where does “mì-fhiùghantach” come from?

mì-fhiùghantach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic fiùghantach, from Scottish Gaelic fiùghanta, from Scottish Gaelic fiù, from Old Irish fíu, from Proto-Celtic *wesus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

mì-fhiùghantach (Scottish Gaelic): illiberal, niggardly

Definitions

  1. illiberal, niggardly

Ancestry of “mì-fhiùghantach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfiùghantachample, bounteous, bountiful; generous,...
2Scottish Gaelicfiùghantaremunerative
3Scottish Gaelicfiùworth; worth, value
4Old Irishfíuworthy, fitting; worthwhile; worth, equivalent to
5Proto-Celtic*wesus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wésusgood, excellent
7Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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